Everything you need to understand or teach The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters.
Frances Wray is a young woman living on the outskirts of London in 1922. Her father has died, leaving Frances and her mother to live as best they can in the large family home. Soon after his death, France discovers they are in serious financial trouble and she comes up with the idea of taking in boarders as a means of making ends meet. She accepts a young couple, Lilian and Leonard...