London, Longman, 1963
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Book Details:Paperback edition published by Longman, London, 1963. First edition. Sleeve notes:Set in the English countryside, this novel deals with a theme which touches the lives of many today: the plight of the family who, having always lived in a large country house, find themselves increasingly unable to face the harsh economic facts of the twentieth century. This beautiful estate at Accorn, with its deer park, is the centre of the family's life, but is gradually falling into ruin as the impractical Henry Summers tries first one unlikely project, then another, in an attempt to make the place pay its way. His brother Charles, the narrator, is a Regular Army officer who can see clearly that his family is slowly succumbing to the pressures of modern life. But his career does not allow him to take the active part he would like to play in attempting to retrieve their fortunes. Yet it is through Charles, and the people he introduces to the family, that the tide finally turns in their favour. The story of how the Summers family find happiness and strength for the future in the turmoil of the present provides Samuel Youd with a theme which will enhance the reputation he founded in Messages of Love. Book Source:Solihull Libraries |
