With their village under threat from a horrendous new motorway, twenty of the local residents meet to plan the defence. The trouble is they can't agree on a solution. Seventy-year-old widow Lorna Furnival views what follows with a mixture of amusement and despair, including a hippy protest and a visit from the local MP. The risk of destruction leads to long-suppressed lusts and loves being exposed whilst the planned closure of the village school gives the schoolmistress a nervous breakdown. But does she hold the key to their salvation?
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Robert Hale Ltd, The Crowood Press Ltd
ISBN-10
0709081367
ISBN-13
9780709081364
eBay Product ID (ePID)
95224873
Product Key Features
Author
Thomas Hinde
Format
Hardback
Language
English
Topic
General & Literary Fiction
Genre
General & Literary Fiction
Dimensions
Weight
540g
Height
234mm
Width
156mm
Additional Product Features
Place of Publication
London
Author Biography
Thomas Hinde's first novel, Mr Nicholas, was published in 1952. Since then he has written fourteen others including the Day the Call Came and High. He has also written various works of non-fiction on subjects ranging from British forests and English public schools to a biography of Capability Brown. He has four children, eight grandchildren and lives with his wife in Sussex.