Pumpkin Eater by Penelope Mortimer (132 results)

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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: 8098675. 1792654357. 10/22/2026 7:32:37 AM.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Penelope Mortimer's classic novel about a woman falling apart in 1960s London, now a Radio 4 adaptation'Peter, Peter, Pumpkin eaterHad a wife and couldn't keep her.'In this extraordinary, semi-autobiographical novel, Penelope Mortimer depicts a married woman's breakdown in 1960s London. With three husbands in her past, one in her present and a numberless army of children, Mrs Armitage is astonished to find herself collapsing one day in Harrods. Strange, unsettling and shot through with black comedy, this is a moving account of one woman's realisation that marriage and family life may not, after all, offer all the answers to the problems of living. With three husbands in her past, one in her present and a numberless army of children, Mrs Armitage is astonished to find herself collapsing one day in Harrods. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Condition: New. pp. 160.

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Thus. Sharp, clean copy. No creases, marks, writing. Appears unread. Copyright 1962, first Daughters, Inc. printing 1975. no other printings indicated.

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Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Condition: As New. Unread copy in mint condition.

Paperback. Condition: New. 'Peter, Peter, Pumpkin eater Had a wife and couldn't keep her.'In this extraordinary, semi-autobiographical novel, Penelope Mortimer depicts a married woman's breakdown in 1960s London. With three husbands in her past, one in her present and a numberless army of children, Mrs Armitage is astonished to find herself collapsing one day in Harrods. Strange, unsettling and shot through with black comedy, this is a moving account of one woman's realisation that marriage and family life may not, after all, offer all the answers to the problems of living. …

Condition: New. Brand New.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: VERY GOOD. Pages slightly tanned. 18 cm. 158 pages. A woman with many children and a faithless husband hovers on the edge of breakdown in Mortimer's novel, one of the key texts of 1960s British feminism. Additional info or photos on request.

Paperback. 222p., one leaf badly opened with small tears at top of pages, a few small stains on top edge, else very good first Daughters Inc. trade paperback edition in orange and black pictorial wraps. Autobiographical novel about the female experience published in 1962 and filmed in 1964 with a brilliant performance by Anne Bancroft (when was she NOT brilliant?) Her second husband was the writer and barrister John Mortimer who wrote the Rumpole of the Bailey series.…

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. The Pumpkin Eater is a surreal black comedy about the wages of adulthood and the pitfalls of parenthood. A nameless woman speaks, at first from the precarious perch of a therapists couch, and her smart, wry, confiding, immensely sympathetic voice immediately captures and holds our attention. She is the mother of a vast, swelling brood of children, also nameless, and the wife of a successful screenwriter, Jake Armitage. The Armitages live in the city, but they are building a great glass tower in the country in which to settle down and live happily ever after. But could that dream be nothing more than a sentimental delusion? At the edges of vision the spectral children come and go, while our heroine, alert to the countless gradations of depression and the innumerable forms of betrayal, tries to make sense of it all: doctors, husbands, movie stars, bodies, grocery lists, nursery rhymes, messes, aging parents, memories, dreams, and breakdowns. How to pull it all together? Perhaps you start by falling apart. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. mo 2166 Cover shows Ann Bancroft from film adaptation.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Condition: New. pp. 160.

Soft Cover. Condition: vg-. Penguin Book 2166. 7-1/8" tall; 158pp; monochrome photo on front cover; pp browning slightly. Paperback.

Paperback. 72-748 very good , creases. edge slit columbia picture, paperback.

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Violet edges. Lancer paperback edition published to coincide with imminent film (Anne Bancroft, James Mason, Peter Finch) adaptation has been beautifully maintained. Bit of chipping to the edges of spine and front cover corners beginning to blunt, but, usual shelfwear aside, condition's no worse than near fine. See photos.…

Condition: Good. 1964. First Edition Thus. 158 pages. Paperback book with pictorial cover. Pages and binding are presentable with no major defects. Minor issues present such as mild cracking, inscriptions, inserts, light foxing, tanning and thumb marking. Overall a good condition item. Paper cover has mild edge-wear with light rubbing and creasing. Some light marking and tanning.…