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The Mission House

The Mission House | Carys Davies

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Fleeing the dark undercurrents of contemporary life in Britain, Hilary Byrd takes refuge in Ooty, a hill station in South India. There he finds solace in life's simple pleasures, travelling by rickshaw around the small town with his driver Jamshed and staying in a mission house beside the local presbytery where the Padre and his adoptive daughter Priscilla have taken Hilary under their wing. The Padre is concerned for Priscilla's future, and as Hilary's friendship with the young woman grows, he begins to wonder whether his purpose lies in this new relationship. But religious tensions are brewing and the mission house may not be the safe haven it seems. The Mission House boldly and imaginatively explores post-colonial ideas in a world fractured between faith and non-belief, young and old, imperial past and nationalistic present. Tenderly subversive and meticulously crafted, it is a deeply human fable of the wonders and terrors of connection in a modern world.

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The Mission House | Carys Davies

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The story is told mainly through Mr Byrd‘s point of view, a middle aged English man traveling through India after a breakdown in the UK. In the remote mountain town where the English had found respite from the heat in the plains, Byrd also finds an idyllic quiet home in the bungalow near the presbytery. He fills his days driving around town with Jamshed, having dinner with the padre& teaching his young protege Priscilla. But … .

Anna40 Davies is an Exceptional storyteller. I loved this book & couldn‘t put it down. (edited) 3d

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The Mission House | Carys Davies

I am posting one book per day from my extensive to-be-read collection. No description and providing no reason for wanting to read it, I just do. Some will be old, some will be new. Don‘t judge me - I have a lot of books. Join in if you want!

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What a wonderful little book 📖 I adored Carys Davies novella West , it‘s in my top 20 best books 📚 Iv ever read & I thoroughly enjoyed This too. She‘s a fantastic writer , it is a slow burning page turner of human observations it‘s not a wham bam thriller just beautifully quietly written . A great pick for something short and light

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The Mission House | Carys Davies

Perfect weekend reading new book Friday The Mission House thanks @ScribnerBooks 💕📚