'Lights' by Eva Figes, unpublished novel, working papers
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This was Eva Figes first attempt at a prose novel, which was never published. It mostly consists of autobiographical memories. It was originally titled 'Before The Dark' but later the title was changed to 'Lights'. It begins and ends with childbirth and the sections are divided in to 'Sun', 'Sta...
'Another Woman' by Eva Figes, draft unpublished novel, working papers
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Possibly a first attempt at 'Ghosts', under another title, the themes and ideas in both mansuscripts are similar. However none of the text in this draft was used in 'Ghosts', it is a completely new draft.
The Tree of Knowledge by Eva Figes, working papers
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The Tree of Knowledge is the story of Deborah Milton, the widowed daughter of poet John Milton, who laments a world in which an intellegent, capable woman cannot realise her aspirations. Published by Sinclair Stevenson in 1990.
Nelly's Version is the story of Nelly Dean, a woman suffering from amnesia who struggles to work out how and why she finds herself in a hotel with a bag full of cash and no idea where she or the bag has come from. Published by Secker and Warburg in 1977.
The Seven Ages: A Novel by Eva Figes, working papers
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In The Seven Ages: A Novel a contemporary midwife presents the interwoven perspectives of seven women from medieval times to the present. Published by Hamish Hamilton in 1986.