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 …
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语言 英语 ● 格式 EPUB ● ISBN 9780571306121 ● 出版者 Faber & Faber ● 发布时间 2013 ● 下载 6 时 ● 货币 EUR ● ID 2716187 ● 复制保护 Adobe DRM
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