“Living with someone when you are in love with someone else seems to me the essence of prostitution – and when he is your husband it is worse, because there is no escape. I lie rigid and try to make my mind a dark blank and remind myself that it is right and proper and that this is what I am here for. And the loneliness goes out of everything and I fell ill….”
(From ‘Letter for Tomorrow‘ by Rosemary Ross Skinner)
John Lentell
22nd April, 1970
Lentell Soup 
The book you refer to is my all time favourite. I first discovered it in the 1960’s and wrote out some of the beautiful phrases. I’ve tried to find out about the author but have found nothing. I wonder why the book is written about by J and G Lentell.
Thank you.
Elaine Finne
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