A different kind of novel.

Allow me to introduce you to The Major's wife. Susan marries a wounded army officer at the end of WW1. He is secretly gay and brings his male lover to live with them. She tries to end the marriage but he will not allow it.  She has become his cover She attempts to murder him but fails. She embarks upon her own escapades. In a divorce attempt she is labelled The Wanton Woman by the national press. There is much more.