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Overview

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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Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780571248506
  • ISBN-10: 0571248500
  • Publisher: Faber Finds
  • Publish Date: January 2009
  • Dimensions: 8 x 5 x 0.68 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.73 pounds
  • Page Count: 304

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