The introduction 3

1.The protagonists 4

2.About the Problem of the novel 6

2.1.Maisie's love 6

2.2.Tobie's egotism 7

2.3.Parents of Toby and Maisie 10

2.4. Friends 15

3.The end of the novel 19

The conclusion 21

Literature 22

Pamela Hansford Johnson is one of the most successful and acclaimed novelists of our time. She was married to the writer C.P.Snow.

The Johnson's works, with which the present generation seems more particularly delighted, are such as true life in its true state, diverified only by accidents that daily happen in the world, and influenced by passions and qualities which are really to be found in conversing with mankind.

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10. Шварц Е.В. Грамматика английского языка. - Москва: "Иностранные языки", 2003г. - 381с.

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