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 Lolly Willowes - Sylvia Townsend Warner
 Lolly Willowes - Sylvia Townsend Warner ... but hers is a gentle and individual form of witchcraft.Newest Review: ... the way in which she announces her decision to different members of her family, and the 'revelation' that leads to ... more ... her decision to leave (she is now 47), but I'm trying not to quote too much. This, actually, is really difficult, as what I'd like to do is just give you the whole book, in quotations. The problem with "Lolly Willowes", you see, is that most of its humour, its social commentary, and its "just-rightness" comes from the way that Sylvia Townsend Warner writes it. As a plot, it could seem dull, so far, and later it just seems weird. As a series of 'themes' it sounds far-fetched and ...more |
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Lolly Willowes - Sylvia Townsend Warner: The Worst Witch? (1692 words)
by - written on 19/07/01 (Very useful, 670 readings)
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Imagine. You're single, you're not all that old, and you are from a country background of love and privilege. You've been brought up in a large country house, with your two brothers, and you've been mistress of this house, running it, looking after your father and brother, and following all the country pastimes, and family traditions that span centuries of use. You've also read the whole of the library, and so you've a knowledge, various and eclectic, even if you haven't been to school. You're happy, if a bit unthinking in your happiness. Then your father dies, and your other brother takes you to London to live with him, and his wife. ... Read the complete review
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