In the Time of Greenbloom (Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Alan Gabriel Barnsley
- First Published: 1956
- Type of Work: Psychological realism
- Time of Work: The late 1930’s
- Setting: Predominantly England, sometimes Ireland and Wales
- Principal Characters: John Blaydon, Victoria Blount, Melanie Blaydon, Edward Blaydon, Kitty Blaydon, Enid Blount, George Harkness, Marston, David Blaydon, Michael Blaydon, Horab Greenbloom, Gilbert Victor, Janus Jane Boscawen-Jones, Lady Geraldine Bodorgan, Dymphna Uprichard
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: Maturation or coming of age, Children, Family or family life, Adolescence, Love or romance, Murder or homicide, Guilt, 1930’s, Emotions, Ministry or ministers, England or English people, Death or dying, Students or student life, Ireland or Irish people, Wales or Welsh people
- Locales: England, Ireland, Wales
The Novel
John Blaydon notices Victoria Blount at a lawn party at the home of a neighbor, Mrs. Bellingham. Victoria is thirteen years old; he is slightly younger. Victoria remarks that they are so much alike that John might have been her brother. John, hopelessly infatuated, suggests that they slip away from the others. They go out by the lake to “see the swans,” but Victoria insists that they go for a swim, even though they both have no bathing suits. When they plunge into the water naked, John realizes that he loves her, that “he would always love her; even when he was...
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