A very entertaining story set in a 1930's coastal town, revolving around eight year old Margaret Marsh and her gradual discovery of life beyond the confines of home. Gloriously eccentric characters emerge - her bank manager father who preaches the gospels on the beach, her airy fairy mother who has just had a baby boy, and down- to- earth Lydia (a hired maid) who takes Margaret on 'adventures'. Backstories are revealed, a tragedy occurs and Margaret's eyes are opened to the frailties of us all.
(Mary Standing - bwl 119 Winter 2026 ) |
