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MY life up to to-day has been singularly uneventful. Though I have not found it dull, when I wish to recount its details, I become aware that I have nothing to tell. I have had no friend but Miss Ruxton, no companion but Miss Ruxton; she has mothered and fathered and sistered and brothered me. I have had no home but the White Cottage where she lives, no change from the placid, daily life within its walls, no experiences wider than could be gained beneath its roof.
Each morning I have looked from my window over the thatched cottages in the valley across to the high-piled hills, until I know every field and hedgerow, every tree and turn of the familiar landscape. I know every flower and shrub in the garden; I know the men and women living in the neighboring hamlet a stone's-throw from our door; I know their bright-eyed children who roam the lanes and woods; I know our bachelor Vicar, who, old in fashion as in years, croaks through our single Sunday service in the damp barn which serves us for a church I know the smart mistress of the smart Board School, a lady who sets the mode in Fair mile and who nods condescendingly to Miss Ruxton and to me, looking with disdainful eye upon our - I feel they are antediluvian clothes. I know all these, they are my world.
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Paperback. Condición: New. Print on Demand. This book is an intriguing exploration of the lives of Margaret Chamberlain and her cousin Jocelyn Carew, narrated by Margaret. Raised by Miss Ruxton, the daughter of a Manchester heiress, Margaret is invited by the estranged grandfather she has never met, Mr. Anstruther, to his stately manor home, Smerdon House, upon the death of her mother. There, she is expected to assume the role of unpaid housekeeper and effectively wait upon him and her cousin, who usurped her place in her grandfather's affection. The author's keen eye for detail and talent for wry observation enlivens the pages of this book as the story deftly explores themes of family, duty, identity, and the consequences of unspoken words and unearned privilege. The book offers a fascinating perspective on the rigid social hierarchy and gender roles of the era, as seen through the eyes of its young and independent heroine. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9780259062189_0
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PAP. Condición: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000. Nº de ref. del artículo: LW-9780259062189
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Condición: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Seiten: 324 | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | Keine Beschreibung verfügbar. Nº de ref. del artículo: 28703236/2
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