It happened on the second day of the summer term. Was it caused by the smell of lilac, the droning of the bees, or the French incense which Lane-Perkins had set alight?
Nobody knew, but that spring afternoon following a heated exchange with a pupil, Sebastian Sermon, a forty-nine-year-old schoolmaster, experiences a brainstorm. Dissatisfied with his life, he leaves his job, wife and children, and takes to the road.
In the months that follow, Sebastian discovers that excitement and romance are not only for the young. He does things he has never done before and finds that he has talents which no one, least of all himself, had ever suspected . . .
Mr Delderfield's manner is easy, modest, heartwarming (Evening Standard)
R F Delderfield is a born storyteller ( Sunday Mirror)
Sheer, wonderful storytelling (Chicago Tribune)
It is always a pleasure to read R F Delderfield, because he never seems to be ashamed of writing well (Books and Bookmen)
'He built an imposing artistic social history that promises to join those of his great forebears in the long, noble line of the English novel. His narratives belong in a tradition that goes back to John Galsworthy and Arnold Bennett' Life Magazine (Life Magazine)
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Vendeur : Lower Beverley Better Books, Lyndhurst, ON, Canada
Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Richard O. Rose (DJ) (illustrateur). First Edition. Story features 49 year old schoolmaster, Mr. Sebastian Sermon, who goes to the seaside to discover that romance is not limited to the young. 11 chapters, 318 pp. Book has usual library attachments and its working life lasted from Nov. 1963 to Feb. 2006. Burgundy cloth covered boards have as-new gilt text on spine only. Spine ends are lightly rubbed, top corners gently worn, book is slightly cocked. Price clipped DJ has edge/shelf wear with edge chipping at spine ends. It's SPRING and time to share Mr. Sermon's excitement ! Bookseller's Inventory # 154531. N° de réf. du vendeur 004531
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