![]() ![]() With dreams of being a successful writer but not quite brave enough to take the plunge she has consigned herself to working as a lower echelon assistant editor at a high profile publishing house and is surrounded by people who she perceives as better than her – more informed, more sophisticated, more intelligent and hence more successful. Dreaming of a life better than the one we have, hoping for the one we know we deserve.įlorence Darrow, the protagonist of Who Is Maud Dixon? (2021), is such a person. Count yourself lucky if you’ve been perfectly satisfied with your life in comparison to anyone else, especially someone much more successful in a career or wealthier or more attractive or anything that most people perceive as being the hallmark of what leads to happiness. I imagine many people have often said “I wish I had his/her life” at a low point when feelings of envy and jealousy often get the better of us. ![]()
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