The Old Bank House

By Angela Thirkell

Book Overview

'Charming, very funny indeed. Angela Thirkell is perhaps the most Pym-like of any twentieth-century author, after Pym herself' - Alexander McCall Smith

Edgewood Rectory may be set in an ancient landscape, but the Grantly family are very much of their time. Caught up in the uncertain world that has emerged since the outbreak of peace, the Rector and Mrs Grantly are bewildered by the challenges facing their eldest children: Eleanor, longing for more excitement than can be found in the Red Cross Library; and Tom, struggling to readjust to student life at Oxford after his military service.

When their elderly neighbour Miss Sowerby sells her beloved Old Bank House to self-made MP Sam Adams, the one-time outsider finds himself at the heart of Barsetshire society. And while Sam may dismiss her advice that the house needs a mistress, even a contented widower can be surprised by love.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0349018685
• ISBN13: 9780349018683
• Release Date: July 2024
• Publisher: Virago Press (UK)
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 4.8" x 7.4"

Customer Reviews

One of my favorite Thirkell novels.

This book begins the romantic relationship between Mr. Adams and Lucy Marling -- who is one of my favorite Thirkell heroines. Their wooing is far from a "candlelight and violins" situation. The book is very entertaining, and bound to be a favorite of Thirkell fans.