A Sensible Life
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This "engaging and memorable novel," set in post-WWI England and France, takes a wise, witty look at love, growing up, and class differences ( Publishers Weekly ). For the British families who vacation there, the shore town of Dinard, France, is a getaway from the ills of modern life. But when Flora Trevelyan visits with her self-absorbed parents in 1926, it's not an escape she finds—instead, it's a doorway into a different world, a different life, that she never knew existed. As the years pass, Flora embarks on a journey of discovery, from falling for three very different young men to understanding the follies of an upper class society of which she will never quite be a part to uncovering the difference between true friends and fair-weather companions. Along the way, her own life and those of her new acquaintances will be upended, and as the shadows of World War II fall over Europe, Flora will have to decide what kind of person she wants to be—and whether being sensible makes sense. Praised by the Daily Telegraph as "delicious," Mary Wesley's sharply humorous coming-of-age story weaves a tale of an unloved, neglected child who turns into a fiercely independent woman, both an entertaining romp and an astute glimpse into British society between the two World Wars.
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Grouping Title | sensible life |
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Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-03-02 22:07:42PM |
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