The L-Shaped Room
by Lynne Reid Banksliterary work· published 1960
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Jane is unmarried and pregnant when she is turned out by her father. She moves into a room at the top of a squalid house. She cares nothing for it, or for her neighbours. But it is these neighbours that draw her back into life - Toby, a Jewish writer, John, a jazz player, and even her landlady. The first book of a trilogy.
Adaptations (1)
The L-Shaped Room was adapted into a 1962 film.
The L-Shaped Room1962 · film · 126 min · dir. Bryan Forbes · IMDb ↗IMDb7.367%Jane is young, French, pregnant and unmarried. Bucking convention, she is uninterested in settling with her baby's father or getting an abortion. After renting a room in a dingy London boarding house, Jane befriends the odd group of inhabitants and starts an affair with one boarder, Toby. As Jane's pregnancy threatens her new relationship, and the reality of single motherhood approaches, she is forced to decide what to do about both her baby and her budding romance.
