In A Land Of Plenty - Softcover

Pears, Tim

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0552997188 ISBN 13: 9780552997188

Publisher: Black Swan, 1998

Synopsis

In a small town somewhere in the middle of England, the aftermath of the Second World War brings change. For ambitious industrialist Charles Freeman, it brings new opportunities and marriage to Mary. He buys the big house on the hill to cement their union and nail his aspirations to the future. In quick succession, three sons and a daughter bring life to the big house and, with it, the seeds of joy and tragedy- Simon, large and ebullient like his father, follows in his footsteps into the business; James becomes a photographer and proceeds to document the town; Robert, wilful and self-assured, submerges himself in the darker side of life; and Alice, a dippy individualist who is almost transformed into a picture of convention when she succumbs to the efficient attentions of Harry Singh, grocer's boy turned property entrepreneur. Charles' business grows in direct proportion to his girth and becomes synonymous with the town's fortunes as Britain claws its way from the grey austerity of the war years. As times change, so do their fortunes for better and worse, ebbing and flowing as the years go by. Their stories create a generous epic, an extraordinarily rich and plangent hymn to

About this title

About the Author

Tim Pears was born in 1956. He grew up in Devon, and left school at sixteen. He has worked in a wide variety of jobs and is a graduate of the National Film and Television School. His first novel, In the Place of Fallen Leaves, won the Hawthornden Prize for Literature and the Ruth Hadden Memorial Award. His second novel, In a Land of Plenty, has been adapted for television and is now a major BBC television series. His third novel is A Revolution of the Sun.

From the Back Cover

In a small town somewhere in the heart of England, the aftermath of the Second World War brings change. For ambitious and expansive industrialist Charles Freeman, it brings new opportunities and marriage to Mary. He buys the big house on the hill to cement their union and to nail his aspirations to the future.

In quick succession, three sons and a daughter bring life to the big house and with it, the seeds of joy and tragedy. As his children grow up, Charles' business expands in direct proportion to his girth as Britain claws its way from the grey austerity of the war years.

As times change, so do the family's fortunes for better and for worse, ebbing and flowing with the years. Their stories create a powerful and resonant epic, nothing less than the story of our lives.

Edition details

• Publisher: Black Swan
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0552997188
• ISBN 13: 9780552997188
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 656