Old Baggage
A book review of Old Baggage, by Lissa Evans. This is a witty and delightful book. Beginning in 1928 the tale follows five years of the lives and losses of two middle-aged women, Mattie and The Flea, who live in ‘The Mousehole’ on Hampstead Heath. They are both former suffragettes. Mattie, who carries a club of polished ash in her handbag, doesn’t even know how to slow down, let…
