The Flowering Thorn
A Literature, Fiction, Historical book. Meself I like a breath of air before I go to bed, same as I...
Life in London for Lesley was everything that a young woman could desire: elegant clothes, a full engagement book, a wide circle of friends. Yet, on the spur of the moment, Lesley suddenly adopts a four-year-old child."If I'd known what I was taking on I shouldn't have done it. . . ." Little did she realize then that the child, Pat, was to govern the whole course of her life. Leaving her London flat, she takes refuge in a country cottage and here, after an acutely trying period of readjustment, life falls for the first time into its true perspective: Lesley discovers for herself the precious distinction between pleasure and happiness.
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- Filetype: PDF
- Pages: 345 pages
- ISBN: 9780093095305 / 93095309
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Meself I like a breath of air before I go to bed, same as I like a bite o' cheese or something before I take me teeth out. Margery Sharp, The Flowering Thorn //
Surprised meNot the type of book I usually read, but the reviews pricked my interest. One review yearned for a sequel and I decided on the book for that reason. That it did not have a sequel meant that it was a full story, an unusual idea in this age where every book seems to have no ending but is a segment of a story to be carried... I really enjoyed this book. It was a little slow to get started, and the main character is not entirely sympathetic, but I think that is what makes it work. If she met the child and became sweetness and light and loving motherhood, it would be unbearable saccharine. She definitely grows and changes, but she does it slowly, over time... One of Margery Sharp's best. Very witty and heartwarming. A jazz baby impulsively adopts a four year old orphan and it proves to be the making of both of them.
