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Ducks in the Drawing Room | Je Wilson

Barbara Comyns faced challenges getting her novel 'Waiting' published due to concerns about its marketability.

Despite ups and downs in popularity, Comyns' unique writing style and literary contributions continue to be rediscovered and appreciated.

Ducks in the Drawing Room | Je Wilson

Barbara Comyns wrote a novel 'Waiting' about elderly people in a garden estate waiting to die, experiencing intense emotions and events.

Comyns faced challenges getting her work published initially but experienced a revival in the 1980s, becoming a celebrated writer.

Ducks in the Drawing Room | Je Wilson

Barbara Comyns faced challenges getting her novel 'Waiting' published due to concerns about its marketability.

Despite ups and downs in popularity, Comyns' unique writing style and literary contributions continue to be rediscovered and appreciated.

Ducks in the Drawing Room | Je Wilson

Barbara Comyns wrote a novel 'Waiting' about elderly people in a garden estate waiting to die, experiencing intense emotions and events.

Comyns faced challenges getting her work published initially but experienced a revival in the 1980s, becoming a celebrated writer.

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Ducks in the Drawing Room | Je Wilson

Barbara Comyns faced challenges getting her novel 'Waiting' published, despite predicting a future revival of interest in her work.

Comyns experienced posthumous renaissance with feminist press reissues and a recent biography by Avril Horner shedding light on her life.

Ducks in the Drawing Room | Je Wilson

Barbara Comyns, a relatively obscure British author in her time, has experienced a revival of interest in recent decades.

Comyns' unique writing style and outsider perspective make her work feel like discovering hidden treasure.

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