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Mysterious post-war romance meets gothic undertones.

"Coral Glynn" brings you a hauntingly atmospheric journey through post-war England where personal battles are as prevalent as those that have ended. The protagonist's navigation through unexpected relationships and the complexities of human emotions after a war creates a tapestry of intrigue and suspense. Diving into this book could offer you an intimate exploration of love and trauma's interplay against a backdrop of social mores and secrets of the past.

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Coral Glynn

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ISBN: 9780374299019
Authors: Peter Cameron
Date of Publication: 2012-02-28
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: LGBTQ+, War
Goodreads rating: 3.35
(rated by 1578 readers)

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Coral Glynn arrives at Hart House, an isolated manse in the English countryside, early in the very wet spring of 1950, to nurse the elderly Mrs. Hart, who is dying of cancer. Hart House is also inhabited by Mrs. Prence, the perpetually disgruntled housekeeper, and Major Clement Hart, Mrs. Hart's war-ravaged son, who is struggling to come to terms with his latent homosexuality. When a child's game goes violently awry in the woods surrounding Hart House, a great shadow - love, perhaps - descends upon its inhabitants. Like the misguided child's play, other seemingly random events - a torn dress, a missing ring, a lost letter - propel Coral and Clement into the dark thicket of marriage. A period novel observed through a refreshingly gimlet eye, Coral Glynn explores how quickly need and desire can blossom into love, and just as quickly transform into something less categorical. Borrowing from themes and characters prevalent in the work of mid-twentieth-century British women writers, Peter Cameron examines how we live and how we love - with his customary empathy and wit.
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Mysterious post-war romance meets gothic undertones.

"Coral Glynn" brings you a hauntingly atmospheric journey through post-war England where personal battles are as prevalent as those that have ended. The protagonist's navigation through unexpected relationships and the complexities of human emotions after a war creates a tapestry of intrigue and suspense. Diving into this book could offer you an intimate exploration of love and trauma's interplay against a backdrop of social mores and secrets of the past.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.