The Fortnight in September by R C Sherriff
Brand: Scribner Book Company
Product Description
This charming timeless classic about a family of five setting out on their annual seaside vacation is the most uplifting lifeaffirming novel I can think of...the beautiful dignity to be found in everyday living has rarely been captured more delicately Kazuo Ishiguro. Meet the Stevens family as they prepare to embark on their yearly holiday to the coast of England. Mr. and Mrs. Stevens first made the trip to Bognor Regis on their honeymoon and the tradition has continued ever since. They stay in the same guest house and follow the same carefully honed schedulenow accompanied by their three children twentyyearold Mary seventeenyearold Dick and little brother Ernie. Arriving in Bognor they head to Seaview the guesthouse where they stay every year. Its a bit shabbier than it once wasthe landlord has died and his wife is struggling as the number of guests dwindles every year. But the family finds bliss in booking a slightly bigger cabana with a balcony and in their rediscovery of the familiar places they visit every year. Mr. Stevens goes on his annual walk across the downs reflecting on his life his worries and disappointments and returns refreshed. Mrs. Stevens treasures an hour spent sitting alone with her medicinal glass of port. Mary has her first small taste of romance. And Dick pulls himself out of the malaise hes sunk into since graduation resolving to work towards a new career. The Stevenses savor every moment of their holiday aware that things may not be the same next year. Delightfully nostalgic and soothing The Fortnight in September is an extraordinary novel about ordinary people enjoying lifes simple pleasures. show more
Condition : New
Author : R C Sherriff
Weight : 450
Publisher : Scribner Book Company
Language : English
EAN : 9781982184780
ISBN10 : 1982184787
Format : Paperback
Date of Publication : 20231221
Place of Publication : NA
Pagination : NA
Dimensions : 143 X 213 X 19mm