In A Land Of Plenty

by TimPears (Author)

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  2011

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  In a small town in the middle of England, the aftermath of the Second World War brings change. For ambitious industrialist Charles Freeman, it offers new opportunities and marriage to Mary. He buys the big house on the hill and nails his aspirations to the future. In quick succession, three sons and a daughter bring life to the big house and, with it, the seeds of family joy and tragedy. As the children grow and struggle with the hazards of adulthood, Charles' business expands in direct proportion to his girth and becomes a symbol of the town's fortunes as Britain claws its way back from the grey austerity of wartime Britain. As times change, so do the family's fortunes. Their stories create a generous epic, an extraordinarily rich and plangent hymn to the transformation of middle England over the past fifty years. At its heart is a diverse and persuasive cast of loveable and odious characters attempting to contend with the restrictions of their generation. This is the story of our lives.

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  Paperback
  2001

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  In a small town somewhere in the heart of England, the aftermath of the Second World War brings change. For ambitious and expansive industrialist Charles Freeman, it offers new opportunities and marriage to Mary. He buys the big house on the hill to cement their union and to nail his aspirations to the future. In quick succesion, three sons and a daughter bring life to the big house and with it, the seeds of joy and tragedy- Simon, large and ebullient like his father, follows in his footsteps into the Business; James becomes a photographer and proceeds to document the town- Robert, wilful and self-assured, submerges himself in the darker side of life; and Alice, a dippy individualist succumbs to the efficient attentions of Harry Singh, grocer's boy turned property entrepreneur. As his children grow up, Charles's business expands in direct proportion to his girth and becomes synonymous with the town's prosperity as Britain claws its way from the grey austerity of the war years. As times change, so do their fortunes, for better and for worse, ebbing and flowing with the years. Their stories create a generous epic, an extraordinarily rich and plangent hymn to the death and perhaps

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  Paperback
  2011

  $18.36

  In a small town in the middle of England, the aftermath of the Second World War brings change. For ambitious industrialist Charles Freeman, it offers new opportunities and marriage to Mary. He buys the big house on the hill and nails his aspirations to the future. In quick succession, three sons and a daughter bring life to the big house and, with it, the seeds of family joy and tragedy. As the children grow and struggle with the hazards of adulthood, Charles' business expands in direct proportion to his girth and becomes a symbol of the town's fortunes as Britain claws its way back from the grey austerity of wartime Britain. As times change, so do the family's fortunes. Their stories create a generous epic, an extraordinarily rich and plangent hymn to the transformation of middle England over the past fifty years. At its heart is a diverse and persuasive cast of loveable and odious characters attempting to contend with the restrictions of their generation. This is the story of our lives.