I mean what else is there for a woman to do if she doesn't want to go from the parental to the marital home with nothing in between? 'An educated wom… - Kate Atkinson

Do not equate nationalism with patriotism... Nationalism is the first step on the road to Fascism.

Ursula craved solitude but she hated loneliness

"A 'career woman,'" Sylvie said, as if the two words had no place in the same sentence. "A spinster," she added, contemplating the word. Ursula wondered why her mother was working so hard to rile her. "Perhaps you will never marry," Sylvie said, as if in conclusion, as if Ursula's life was as good as over. "Would that be such a bad thing? 'The unmarried daughter,'" Ursula said, tucking into an iced fancy. "It was good enough for Jane Austen."