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Wilson, Angus

 
9780140027914: Late Call

Synopsis

A portrait of a woman, an ordinary woman who goes to live in an "utopian" new town which exemplifies post-war Britain. The author received the James Tait Black Memorial Prize for "The Middle Age of Mrs Eliot" and the Yorkshire Post Book of the Year for "The World of Charles Dickens".

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Présentation de l'éditeur

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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