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During a 1926 vacation at an idyllic Brittany resort, tourists meet and form friendships that will last a lifetime, but their tranquility is undermined by the threat of a crippling British strike, the rise of Bolshevism, and the shadows of war
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Mary Wesley was born in Berkshire. She wrote two children's books before publishing her first adult novel in 1983 at the age of 70. Since then she has produced a succession of books dealing with middle-class mores, each written with ironic, detached amusement, and taking an unblinered, though compassionate look at sexual values. One of the best known is The Camomile Lawn, which considers sexual and emotional relationships in the turmoil of World War II. It, like several of her novels has been made into a television series.
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Set in Europe between the two World Wars, Wesley's seventh novel probes undercurrents of fear threatening the security of friendship and family ties of a group of international vacationers. Meeting in 1926 at a resort in Brittany, the group forever retains ties forged on holiday. Wesley breathes life into this anxious period of history, tracing the growth of Flora, whose parents hate her; Felix, son of a Dutch baroness; best friends Cosmo and Hubert; and the Leigh family. Slowly, we come to understand Flora's successes and failures, as well as her need to appear "sensible" in a world with few constants. More than a comedy of manners, this is a story of an entire era--its relationships and its flaws.
- Ellen R. Cohen, Rockville, Md.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
- Ellen R. Cohen, Rockville, Md.
Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherCorgi
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 059301930X
- ISBN 13 9780593019306
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- Number of pages289
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