Happy Returns: A Novel (Angela Thirkell Barsetshire Series) - Softcover

Angela Thirkell

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1559212551 ISBN 13: 9781559212557

Publisher: Moyer Bell Ltd ,U.S., 1998

Synopsis

Returns fans of the late author's Jane Austen-like novels of manners and romance to her trademark locale, the English village of Barsetshire, where the talk is of gardens, war, and a headlong marriage between two young locals. Reprint. IP.

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Synopsis:

The action takes place at a succession of social gatherings, dinner parties, teas, sherry hours, and a dance in the local pub reminiscent of the one in Austen's Emma. The retreat of the gentry continues, now however, buoyed up by the return of Mr Churchill and 'Us' to the government. Despite this, it gradually dawns that hard times do not disappear and an uneasy feeling that the past cannot be recaptured lurks in the background. We have our usual complement of requited and unrequited love. The marriage of Charles Belton and Clarissa Graham is finally brought about by the efforts of friends and relatives to the vast relief of the whole county. Grace Grantly (of Trollope's Grantlys) brings a much appreciated dowry to Lord Ludovic Lufton leaving Eric Swan mildly heartbroken. Minor characters of the whole 'downstairs' portion of society continue to reappear -- take note of Edna and Doris Thatcher and their 'children of shame', a delightfully un-PC characterisation.

About this edition

• Publisher: Moyer Bell Ltd ,U.S.
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 1559212551
• ISBN 13: 9781559212557
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 323