Description: A masterpiece of unconventional love and social commentary in early 20th-century London. At the age of fifty, W. H. Davies, famed for his Autobiography of a Super-Tramp, seeks a wife, turning away from literary circles to the streets of London. Young Emma is the disarmingly honest and humorous memoir of his search.
Davies recounts his affairs, from Bella, the wife of a Sergeant Major, to Louise, and finally meeting Emma, pregnant, at a bus-stop. This is the story of their love affair, navigating social barriers and seeking redemption in a world marked by class differences and unexpected connections. For readers who enjoy:
- Moving and revealing memoirs
- Early 20th-century London life
- Unconventional love stories
Review Quotes:
''Young Emma is a masterpiece, and stranger than any fiction'' --Sunday Telegraph