PREP By Friday 26 September, complete the worksheets provided. Use the back of the worksheets if you need more space to write. Look at yesterday's model answer for guidance on how to express your points.
The drama links together three time periods in history in order to present the story behind Mills and Boon, the famous romantic fiction publishing house. The lives of three women unfold in each time period, connected by the central figure of X, the most prolific of Mills and Boon's authors.
- 1908: Mary, wife of Charles Boon who is himself ironically blind to Mary's repeated attempts to inject passion into their relationship.
- 1974: Janet, dowdy spinster typist and avid reader of romantic fiction who quits her job to write full time under the name Raquel Pretty
- 2008 : Kirstie, university lecturer teaching a unit on modern romance using the output of Mills & Boon. When pursued by Jake, Kirstie is initially confused and repelled, but soon realises that he displays passion for her and for life that she can no longer find with her current partner.
