PLEASE NOTE: From 1st of July 2021, shipments from the UK to EU countries will be subject to Value Added Tax (VAT) charges. Orders placed through this website are shipped Delivery Duties Unpaid (DDU) and customers in the EU may have to pay import VAT (and customs duties, if payable) and a handling fee in the receiving country.

The Orchid House

The Orchid House

9780993108624
Regular price
£8.99
Sale price
£8.99
Regular price
Sold out
Unit price
per 

Intensely autobiographical, The Orchid House describes a colonial society in decay as seen through the loyal eyes of a white family’s childhood nurse, Lally. Three white sisters return to their Caribbean island home to find their family living in poverty and mental anguish. Each sister responds to the family’s plight in different ways — seeking change through romance or politics or money.

First published in 1953, The Orchid House was republished by Virago Press in 1982 for Virago Modern Classic. It was later filmed by Channel 4 for a four-part series (1991) with Diana Quick, Frances Barber and Elizabeth Hurley (now available as a DVD).