THE SUMMER BEFORE THE WAR
by Helen Simonson
What begins as a lovely and genteel story of discrimination
against a “professional” woman in an English village just before World War I,
quickly becomes a fascinating tale of honor, class, love, discrimination and village
life with all its charm and meanness.
The characters are delightfully and realistically portrayed. The situations show the class and gender
lines in pre-war England. There is humor
and pathos, greed and generosity, refinement and pretentiousness, honor and
scandal. But above all, it is a well
written, engrossing story.
5 of 5 stars
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