The World My Wilderness (Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Rose Macaulay
- First Published: 1950
- Type of Work: Social criticism
- Time of Work: The years immediately following World War II
- Setting: A village in the south of France, and London
- Principal Characters: Helen Michel, Barbary Deniston, Richie Deniston, Raoul Michel, Sir Gulliver, Pamela Deniston
- Genres: Long fiction, Social realism
- Subjects: Children, Family or family life, France or French people, Love or romance, 1940’s, Villages, War, London, Soldiers, Peace
- Locales: France, London, England
The Novel
Most of the action of The World My Wilderness takes place in London, where, in spite of her protests, Barbary Deniston has been sent by her mother to live with her father. The reason for Helen Michel’s dismissal of her daughter is not revealed until the closing pages of the novel, when Helen realizes not only how important her daughter is to her but also how the war contributed to her feelings of estrangement from her daughter.
Growing up in France during the Nazi occupation, Barbary and her stepbrother, Raoul, are indoctrinated early by the French...
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