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The Flowering Thorn Paperback - 2018

by Margery Sharp

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A Jazz Age socialite impulsively adopts an orphaned boy in this humorous, heartwarming tale

In 1929 London, twenty-eight-year-old Lesley Frewen lives a privileged, cultured life. But one thing is missing: love. When her aunt's female companion suddenly dies, leaving behind a young son, Lesley decides on a whim to adopt four-year-old Patrick--though she doesn't have any particular affection for children.

As soon as Patrick moves in with her, Lesley gets to work using her connections to enroll him in the finest boys' school. But she quickly discovers London is no place to raise a child, and they relocate to the tiny village of High Westover.

The hamlet boasts a post office, a church, and a vicarage. There's an apple orchard and children for Patrick to play with. However, the country comes with its own set of daunting challenges: Lesley can't imagine how she'll entertain her friends there! But ultimately life with Patrick will change her, bringing out her capacity to love and showing her the difference between pleasure and happiness.

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  • Title The Flowering Thorn
  • Author Margery Sharp
  • Binding Paperback
  • Pages 302
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Open Road Integrated Media, Inc.
  • Publication date 2018-02-13
  • ISBN 9781504050852 / 1504050851
  • Weight 0.76 lbs (0.34 kg)
  • Dimensions 8 x 5.25 x 0.68 in (20.32 x 13.34 x 1.73 cm)
  • Themes
    • Demographic Orientation: Rural
    • Demographic Orientation: Small Town
    • Ethnic Orientation: British
    • Topical: Family
  • Category Fiction - Romance
  • Library of Congress subjects Domestic fiction, London (England) - Social life and customs -
  • Dewey Decimal Code FIC

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Margery Sharp is renowned for her sparkling wit and insight into human nature, both of which are liberally displayed in her critically acclaimed social comedies of class and manners. Born in Yorkshire, England, Sharp wrote pieces for Punch magazine after attending college and art school. In 1930, she published her first novel, Rhododendron Pie, and in 1938, married Maj. Geoffrey Castle. Sharp wrote twenty-six novels, three of which--Britannia Mews, Cluny Brown, and The Nutmeg Tree--were made into feature films, and fourteen children's books, including The Rescuers, which was adapted into two Disney animated films.

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