A Wreath of Roses (Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Elizabeth Coles
- First Published: 1949
- Type of Work: Character study
- Time of Work: The mid-1940’s
- Setting: Abingford, a small country market town in England
- Principal Characters: Camilla Hill, Richard Elton, Elizabeth “Liz” Nicholson, The Reverend Arthur Nicholson, Frances Rutherford, Morland Beddoes
- Genres: Long fiction, Character study
- Subjects: Marriage, 1940’s, Friendship, England or English people, Violence, Fear, Women’s issues, Small-town life, Corruption, Clergy, Isolation
- Locales: England, Abingford, England
The Novel
For years, Canlilla Hill and Liz Nicholson have enjoyed quiet, uneventful summer holidays with Liz’s former governess, who is now a painter. Endless, idle mornings have been varied by simple domestic tasks, coffee and gossip under the mulberry tree, walks along country lanes, and shopping in the town; high points in the weeks they have spent together have been the annual fair and a picnic on a hilltop overlooking the town.
From the beginning of the novel, the three women realize that this holiday will be different from the others, though the reasons for the...
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