One day in 1920 Marise watches her youngest child depart for his first day of school and feels redundant. Absorbed in her new role as wife and mother she has not been aware of the slow ebbing of her spirit, nor the way in which her marriage, though comfortable and happy, has lost its passion. First published in 1919 this intuitive novel explores the emotional turmoil one woman faces as she struggles to resurrect her own identity.