She spends a lot of time telling people how she has no purpose in her life since her husband died and doesn't seem to really have any interests or self motivation and pretty much sits around complaining and waiting for her children to come and see her (can you tell she wasn't my favourite character?). To round out the worldview we have Neville and Nan's mother, who also celebrates a birthday - her sixty-third - in the course of the story. First published in 1931, My Husband Simon is narrated by Nevis. Alongside Neville and Nan we see glimpses of Neville's daughter Gerda (and her son Kay) who are at University and deep in strong philosophical and political stances that they feel they absolutely must cling to at all costs, in the way that young people often do. Our Book of the Day is My Husband Simon by Mollie Panter-Downes (British Library). The book also follows her younger, and less conventional sister, Nan, who is toying with the idea of marriage and refusing to conform to expectations. My Husband Simon (British Library Women Writers) Kindle Edition by Mollie Panter-Downes (Author), & 2 more Format: Kindle Edition 21 ratings Kindle Edition £0.00 This title and over 1 million more are available with Kindle Unlimited £2.99 to buy Audiobook £0.
Beginning with Neville, who is the middle generation, as she celebrates her forty-third birthday and muses on what she has achieved with her life so far and her expectations versus the reality. The novel is quite domestic in tone, focusing on the lives of three generations of women in a family, and the way that societal expectations of a woman's role play into each of their lives depending on the generation that they belong to.
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