The Key to Rebecca
Why was Elene sent to live in Britain in the novel, The Key to Rebecca?
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Elene's father, an orthodox Jew living in the slums of Alexandria, lost his trade because of blindness, and at age fifteen Elene had been sent as a servant into a wealthy British household.
The Key to Rebecca