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Miss Ranskill Comes Home

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First edition (publ. Chapman & Hall)

Miss Ranskill Comes Home is a novel by Barbara Euphan Todd. It was first published in 1946, under her married name, Barbara Bower.

Plot introduction

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The novel tells the story of a woman who returns to England after being stranded on a desert island during the Second World War.

Reception

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Rosamund Lehmann described it as "a work of great originality … a blend of fantasy, satire and romantic comedy".[1] The novel was reissued in 2003 by Persephone Books.

Notes

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  1. ^ Diana Hendry (3 January 2004). "Miss Ranskill Comes Home". Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 3 November 2008.