Earlscourt (Classic Reprint): A Novel of Provincial Life - Couverture souple

Alexander Allardyce

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1333258666 ISBN 13 : 9781333258665

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

In Earlscourt: A Novel of Provincial Life unfolds a sharp, character-driven portrait of a small town where money, reputation, and family secrets collide. Alexander Allardyce crafts a vivid world of Brancepeth Brothers Bank, a stubborn local power, and the people who try to navigate its rules, temptations, and pressures.

The story centers on a tense blend of marriage, social obligation, and quiet defiance. A married couple hides their true relationship to safeguard their future, while Bohemian distractions, political perk, and a watchful town view the drama from the bleachers of Earlsport’s social life. As the characters weigh duty against desire, the book explores how loyalty, ambition, and secrecy can shape a life in a provincial setting.

• Meet the Brancepeth family and their bank, a firm rooted in tradition and wary of change.


• Follow the tensions around marriage, inheritance, and the choices that keep a couple’s arrangement hidden.


• Watch a town’s politics and business come alive through vivid everyday details and social maneuvering.


• Experience a quietly suspenseful mood that blends domestic life with questions of public image and legitimacy.

Ideal for readers who enjoy social-satire with a keen eye for manners, money, and the costs of keeping secrets in a close-knit community.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1333258666
• ISBN 13: 9781333258665
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 372
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