Miss Ranskill Comes Home is a novel by Barbara Euphan Todd. It was first published in 1946, under her married name, Barbara Bower.
Miss Ranskill Comes Home is a novel by Barbara Euphan Todd. It was first published in 1946, under her married name, Barbara Bower.
The novel tells the story of a woman who returns to England after being stranded on a desert island during the Second World War.
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.
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