pickI read this book watching my family on the luge, with Queenstown below me. More #sceneryspam
I really enjoyed this although I‘m fond of the “loner child observes upper class English family” trope. Flora is a neglected child who falls in love with an entire family. Over the years they vary in their treatment of her. Wesley has a sharp eye for showing the flaws in characters without turning them into straight forward villains. ⬇️
Centique It would be fair to say this is a quiet novel - it captures some of life‘s bright moments that become favourite memories and then the quiet disappointments. In some ways a romantic ideology that gets replaced by a more “sensible” one. Wesley‘s writing, characters and setting kept me completely engaged. 5y
youneverarrived Great review and your photo is stunning 😍 5y
Cathythoughts Yes , great review! I‘ve never read anything by this author.... what would be a good one to start with ? Maybe this one ? ! 5y
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CarolynM Love Mary Wesley's books❤️ 5y
Hooked_on_books The area around Queenstown is gorgeous. I went hang gliding there. I highly recommend it! 5y
Freespirit Beautiful scenery! 5y
LeahBergen This sounds great! I have The Camomile Lawn waiting on my shelf. 👍🏻 5y
Centique @Cathythoughts thank you! I reckon start with The Camomile Lawn. You need to be in the mood for a meander, they‘re more character explorations than plot driven. Wonderful sense of the period though! 💕![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
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The Camomile Lawn: A NovelCentique @youneverarrived thank you! 😘 5y
Centique @CarolynM I figured I needed to try another one after The Camomile Lawn being one of my 2018 favourites. I think I‘m officially a fan as well! 5y
Centique @Hooked_on_books hang gliding sounds amazing! 5y
Jeg I‘ve loved her books. Someone recommended them to me years ago and I read all of her books. I could reread them. Just might! 😍 5y
Cathythoughts Thankyou stackedThe Camomile Lawn: A Novel 5y
The Camomile Lawn: A NovelCentique @Freespirit thank you! 😘 5y
Centique @LeahBergen I think you‘ll like it! It has that lovely period feel with a sharp bite at the end 😍 5y
Reggie Sounds The Rain adjacent which means stacked! 5y
Centique @Jeg that is so good to hear. I was wondering if it was worth reading all her books - sounds like she‘s consistently good! 5y
Centique @Reggie I have a type of book right? 🥰 5y
Reggie Totally! 😊 you really had me at “In some ways a romantic ideology that gets replaced by a more ‘sensible‘ one.” 5y
Texreader Great short review! 5y
Centique @Reggie and that sums up my life in many ways! 😂😂 5y
Centique @Texreader thank you! 5y
RohitSawant Wonderful review! Love the picture! 5y
batsy Great review and gorgeous photo! And like @Reggie I'm drawn to that sentence about ideology. I stacked The Chamomile Lawn after you posted about it and I have a copy thanks to @LapReader I *really* hope to get to it soon :) 5y