“I suppose I was only observing in you what was to be seen less dramatically in many women of our age in Rathbone Road: boredom, ennui, knowledge.
This passage is taken from early in the novel and Eliza admits that her judgement of Joan in the situation she describes was harsh. For, above all, Eliza Peabody is an observer. Even whilst it is heartbreaking.Įliza’s tone is sharp, and there are glimmers of both wit and despair in her observations about life in the homes on Rathbone Road. You think one thing is true, and then something else entirely turns out to be true. It’s like that in The Queen of the Tambourine. Then she realized that Joan had moved away. At first, she thought it was illness keeping Joan at bay.
We learn from the letters that Eliza has been having trouble contacting Joan. Jane Gardam’s Queen of the Tambourine (1991)ĭear Joan, “I do hope I know you well enough to say this.” And she signs it, “Your sincere friend, Eliza (Peabody).”
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