The Old Bank House
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Originally published in 1949, The Old Bank House is a charming and quintessentially British Classic in Angela Thirkell's beloved Barsetshire series. Now available as a Virago Modern Classic. 'Charming, very funny indeed. Angela Thirkell is perhaps the most Pym-like of any twentieth-century author, after Pym herself' Alexander McCall SmithEdgewood Rectory is set in an ancient landscape, but the Grantly family are very much of their time. In the uncertain world that has emerged since the outbreak of peace, the Rector and his wife are bewildered by the challenges facing their eldest children: Eleanor, longing for more excitement than can be found in the Red Cross Library; and Tom, struggling to readjust to student life at Oxford after his military service.When their elderly neighbour, Miss Sowerby, sells her beloved Old Bank House to gregarious self-made man Sam Adams, she is comforted that the house will be restored to its former beauty. But a home needs a mistress - and amid the flirtations and misunderstandings of a Barsetshire summer, Sam discovers that even a contented widower can be surprised by love.[thumbnails of CHEERFULNESS BREAKS IN, MARLING HALL, GROWING UP, THE HEADMISTRESS, MISS BUNTING, PEACE BREAKS OUT] 'Charming, very funny indeed. Angela Thirkell is perhaps the most Pym-like of any twentieth-century author, after Pym herself' - Alexander McCall SmithEdgewood Rectory may be set in an ancient landscape, but the Grantly family are very much of their time. Caught up in the uncertain world that has emerged since the outbreak of peace, the Rector and Mrs Grantly are bewildered by the challenges facing their eldest children: Eleanor, longing for more excitement than can be found in the Red Cross Library; and Tom, struggling to readjust to student life at Oxford after his military service. When their elderly neighbour Miss Sowerby sells her beloved Old Bank House to self-made MP Sam Adams, the one-time outsider finds himself at the heart of Barsetshire society. And while Sam may dismiss her advice that the house needs a mistress, even a contented widower can be surprised by love.
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Originally published in 1949, The Old Bank House is a charming and quintessentially British Classic in Angela Thirkell's beloved Barsetshire series. Now available as a Virago Modern Classic. 'Charming, very funny indeed. Angela Thirkell is perhaps the most Pym-like of any twentieth-century author, after Pym herself' Alexander McCall SmithEdgewood Rectory is set in an ancient landscape, but the Grantly family are very much of their time. In the uncertain world that has emerged since the outbreak of peace, the Rector and his wife are bewildered by the challenges facing their eldest children: Eleanor, longing for more excitement than can be found in the Red Cross Library; and Tom, struggling to readjust to student life at Oxford after his military service.When their elderly neighbour, Miss Sowerby, sells her beloved Old Bank House to gregarious self-made man Sam Adams, she is comforted that the house will be restored to its former beauty. But a home needs a mistress - and amid the flirtations and misunderstandings of a Barsetshire summer, Sam discovers that even a contented widower can be surprised by love.[thumbnails of CHEERFULNESS BREAKS IN, MARLING HALL, GROWING UP, THE HEADMISTRESS, MISS BUNTING, PEACE BREAKS OUT] 'Charming, very funny indeed. Angela Thirkell is perhaps the most Pym-like of any twentieth-century author, after Pym herself' - Alexander McCall SmithEdgewood Rectory may be set in an ancient landscape, but the Grantly family are very much of their time. Caught up in the uncertain world that has emerged since the outbreak of peace, the Rector and Mrs Grantly are bewildered by the challenges facing their eldest children: Eleanor, longing for more excitement than can be found in the Red Cross Library; and Tom, struggling to readjust to student life at Oxford after his military service. When their elderly neighbour Miss Sowerby sells her beloved Old Bank House to self-made MP Sam Adams, the one-time outsider finds himself at the heart of Barsetshire society. And while Sam may dismiss her advice that the house needs a mistress, even a contented widower can be surprised by love.
AmazonPages: 288, Paperback, Virago Press (UK)
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