JaneJames

A taster of a piece of flash 'fiction' on domestic abuse, full version posted on blog. 

This is a monologue written to be performed at Bantock House Museum as part of a special evening for Museums' Night. The character is that of Ada, who was a maid for Baldwin and Kitty Bantock in the 1930s. She is leaving their employment and while waiting for transport she is reminiscing about her time working at the house. All information taken from oral history interviews with Ada Mallen herself, carried out by Jane James in 2004, and from research into the Bantock family’s history.