A Winter Away Elizabeth Fair 9781911579410 Books
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“My last secretary was thirty-five,” old M. said gloomily, “and no more sense than a child of ten. Or else she wasn’t all there. You all there?” he asked suddenly, giving Maud a searching look. “No banging your head on the table? No throwing the china at me? Hey?”
Young Maud has made her escape from an overbearing stepmother and come to stay with her cousin Alice and Alice’s companion Miss Conway in the countryside. Alice and “Con” have arranged a job for her as secretary to Mr Feniston, an eccentric and intimidating neighbour who seems to have driven his previous secretary to a nervous breakdown.
In between cataloguing Mr Feniston’s library, dodging his temper, and encounters, awkward and intriguing in turn, with his son and an alienated nephew, Maud finds herself involved with local eccentricities and dramas, including a “secret” romance which has everyone talking. She may never be the same after this winter away!
Furrowed Middlebrow is delighted to make available, for the first time in over half a century, all six of Elizabeth Fair’s irresistible comedies of domestic life. These new editions all feature an introduction by Elizabeth Crawford.
“Miss Fair’s understanding is deeper than Mrs. Thirkell’s and her humour is untouched by snobbishness; she is much nearer to Trollope, grand master in these matters.”--Stevie Smith
“Miss Fair makes writing look very easy, and that is the measure of her creative ability.”--Compton Mackenzie
A Winter Away Elizabeth Fair 9781911579410 Books
Elizabeth Fair is a lovely discovery for Angela Thirkell fans. I'm giving 5 stars not because it is great literature but because it is perfect at being what it is: a gentle 1950s English romance wth distinctive local characters and a strong sense of place.Product details
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Tags : A Winter Away [Elizabeth Fair] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. “My last secretary was thirty-five, ” old M. said gloomily, “and no more sense than a child of ten. Or else she wasn’t all there. You all there?” he asked suddenly,Elizabeth Fair,A Winter Away,Dean Street Press,191157941X,FICTION Women,Furrowed Middlebrow; Angela Thirkell; Jane Austen; Anthony Trollope; Margery Sharp,FICTION General
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A Winter Away Elizabeth Fair 9781911579410 Books Reviews
I liked it fine. Thanks.
Entertaining light reading but not on a par with Stella Gibbons, Barbara Pym, Margery Sharp, for either writing style or humor.
Predictable fluff
In this charming novel, twenty-year-old Maude (fresh from secretarial school) takes her first job and moves away from home to stay with her Cousin Alice, and Alice's companion Con in a small, rural village. Maud becomes involved in her employers family life, sparks her new friend's romance, and experiences both infatuation and love. Fair's delightful domestic comedy is well-written and witty, and a pure pleasure to read.
I love the writing of this author. I don't want to influence anyone else. I like the characters, I like the romance with out the lurid details. I find it almost a lost art, I feel I've found a secret treasure trove. I am sorry she didn't keep writing.
Elizabeth Fair is a lovely discovery for Angela Thirkell fans. I'm giving 5 stars not because it is great literature but because it is perfect at being what it is a gentle 1950s English romance wth distinctive local characters and a strong sense of place.
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