Description
Omnibus: One Pair of Hands | The Happy Prisoner | Mariana | Kate and Emma | One Pair of Feet by Monica Dickens is a collection of autobiographical and narrative works that blend memoir, social observation and fiction.
The volume includes accounts of Dickens’ experiences working in domestic service before the Second World War and her training as a nurse, alongside novels exploring human resilience, relationships and emotional struggle. Stories such as The Happy Prisoner, Mariana and Kate and Emma examine themes of recovery, family tension, love and personal crisis, often set against the backdrop of wartime or post-war life.
Across the collection, Dickens combines humour, empathy and sharp observation to portray ordinary lives with warmth and insight, highlighting both the difficulties and quiet dignity of everyday experience.
