Amberwell by D.E. Stevenson
Nell's mother is not pleased with her. Nell and Anne don't enjoy going to parties with her and they don't bring young people to the house. They are not companionable. Even worse, they are not attracting young men! This is an impossible situation for Mrs Ayrton.
Nell finds her mother intimidating, but when war comes to the beautiful Scottish house of Amberwell, she has to cope by herself and discover her own identity. Her sister and her step-brothers have gone and her mother is now elderly. The house is falling into disrepair and tragedy awaits...
Vintage charm, likeable characters, a wartime love story, and a grand old house. What could be better? I am a big fan of D.E. Stevenson's gentle, old-world novels that take one into a different era. This was a little rambling at first because it describes the children of the family, but once Nell grows up and the war arrives the novel becomes much more interesting.
My challenge is now to read all of D.E. Stevenson's books!
Nell finds her mother intimidating, but when war comes to the beautiful Scottish house of Amberwell, she has to cope by herself and discover her own identity. Her sister and her step-brothers have gone and her mother is now elderly. The house is falling into disrepair and tragedy awaits...
Vintage charm, likeable characters, a wartime love story, and a grand old house. What could be better? I am a big fan of D.E. Stevenson's gentle, old-world novels that take one into a different era. This was a little rambling at first because it describes the children of the family, but once Nell grows up and the war arrives the novel becomes much more interesting.
My challenge is now to read all of D.E. Stevenson's books!
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