Sheila Kaye-Smith

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Tamarisk Town (1920)

Beschreibung

Tamarisk Town is a novel written by Sheila Kaye-Smith and published in 1920. The story is set in the fictional town of Tamarisk, located in the English countryside. The novel follows the lives of the townspeople, including the wealthy landowners and the working-class residents. The main character of the novel is a young woman named Jenny Petherick, who is the daughter of a farmer. She is in love with a young man named Dick, who works on her father's farm. However, their relationship is complicated by the fact that Dick is also in love with Jenny's cousin, Mary. As the novel progresses, the lives of the townspeople become increasingly intertwined. Secrets are revealed, relationships are tested, and the characters must confront their own flaws and shortcomings. The novel explores themes of love, class, and the changing social landscape of rural England in the early 20th century.Overall, Tamarisk Town is a compelling and insightful novel that offers a vivid portrait of life in a small English town during a time of great change. It is a must-read for fans of classic English literature and anyone interested in the history and culture of rural England.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

Autor

Sheila Kaye-Smith was an English writer best known for her books set in the borderlands of Sussex and Kent, following the English regional tradition. Her 1923 book, The End of the House of Alard, became a best-seller and propelled her to popularity; it was followed by additional triumphs, and her works sold around the world. Interest in her novel Joanna Godden (1921) was reignited once it was turned into a film titled The Loves of Joanna Godden (1947), which had a different ending. In the 1980s, Virago Press reprinted this novel and Susan Spray. Sheila Kaye-Smith, the daughter of a physician and his wife, was born in St Leonards-on-Sea, near Hastings, Sussex. She spent the majority of her life in that county, with the exception of a brief stay in London when she was younger. She was a distant relative of the author M. M. Kaye. In 1924, Kaye-Smith married Theodore Penrose Fry, an Anglican minister. The next year, she wrote a book about Anglo-Catholicism. By 1929, she and her husband had joined the Roman Catholic Church. Penrose Fry had to give up his Anglican curacy, and they relocated to Northiam, Sussex, where they lived in a big renovated oast house.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC
• Seitenzahl: 400
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Oktober 2008
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 577g
• ISBN-13: 9781437136791
• ISBN-10: 1437136796
• Artikelnr.: 25517771