Publisher |
Faber |
Publication Year |
2009 |
ISBN-13 |
9780571248506 |
ISBN-10 |
9780571248506 |
Binding |
Paperback |
Number of Pages |
304 Pages |
Language |
(English) |
Weight (grms) |
320 |
A compassionate portrait of an elderly - and frustrated - woman adjusting to new town life and finding a new purpose in living. Illness forces Sylvia Calvert to live with her son Harold, a headmaster in Carshall New Town. At first, Sylvia cannot adjust to the jungle of supermarkets, 10-pin bowling alleys and recreation areas; to the committees and purposeful entertaining involved in the creation of a new society. Above all, Sylvia can't understand Harold's odd, thrusting idealism and the strange behaviour of her grandchildren. But a chance meeting and a family crisis give her the chance to fulfil herself ...
Angus Wilson
Faber