The Three Lovers

by Frank Swinnerton

Three lovers navigate desire, duty, and the risk of choosing the heart over social expectations, with sharp dialogue and unexpected tenderness along the way.

This novel follows Patricia and Edgar through their tangled romance, testing ideas about love, independence, and what you owe to a partner. Set against witty, intimate exchanges and a journey through social scenes, it probes how far people will go for happiness—and what they sacrifice in the process.

Character-driven suspense built on conversations that reveal intentions and evasions. Exploration of love, marriage, and personal ambition in a mid-20th‑century context. Bright, lucid prose that balances humor with emotional depth. A portrait of relationships where attraction clashes with practicality and pride. Ideal for readers who enjoy thoughtful, era-spanning fiction about romance, choice, and the complexities of modern love.

341 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1922

About the author

Frank Arthur Swinnerton was an English novelist, critic, biographer and essayist.
He was the author of more than 50 books, and as a publisher's editor helped other writers including Aldous Huxley and Lytton Strachey. His long life and career in publishing made him one of the last links with the generation of writers that included H. G. Wells, John Galsworthy and Arnold Bennett.

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