Someone at a Distance By Dorothy Whipple

This is one of Whipple's later novels, set in France and England. It is the story of a middle class English family and a French girl who becomes involved with them. Louise Lanier is a cool hard headed French girl, who has been having an affair with a man from a much richer and grander family, in her provincial town. He deserts her to marry a well bred religious minded woman from a rich family, and to get over it, Louise goes to England to become a companion to Mrs North, a well to do English lady. Mrs North is an elderly widow who has a son Avery who lives nearby. I hope to write a full review of this later.