Synopsis
Three sisters, bound by a remote English moor and a cryptic family history, wait for a change that may never come.
In a quiet village, Mary, Gwendolen, and Alice sit in a dim dining room behind a yellow blind, their lives paused in a state of sultry stillness. The house itself seems to breathe around them, its creaks and smells shaping the nerves of the three siblings as they endure a night that feels charged with fate. A new doctor arrives in the night, stirring undercurrents of longing, duty, and the pull to break free from a constraining home.
- Explore a tense, intimate portrait of sibling bond and unspoken desires.
- Follow a family’s struggle with isolation, tradition, and the lure of new possibilities.
- Meet a cast of characters whose quiet decisions shape their futures.
- Experience a mood-driven, atmospheric narrative set on a windy Moor and in a secluded vicarage.
Ideal for readers who enjoy character-driven fiction, moody landscapes, and stories where quiet paths to change carry real weight.
About the Author
May Sinclair (1863-1946), poet, translator, critic, fiction writer, woman's suffrage advocate, and co-founder of a pioneering psychoanalytic clinic, was one of the most popular female British novelists of the early twentieth century. Her twenty-four novels include "Mary Olivier: A Life and The Three Sisters.
Francine Prose's most recent book is "The Lives of the Muses: Nine Women & the Artists They Inspired. A contributing editor at "Harper's, she is the author of ten books of fiction, including "Blue Angel, a 2000 National Book Award finalist.
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