β Scribed by May Sarton
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
May Sarton's celebrated novel of family, philosophy, and survival, set between the two great wars that cleaved Europe in two
In the wake of the First World War, life for the Duchesnes goes on almost as it always has. Situated near a vegetable garden, an orchard, and rolling green pastures, their Belgian estate is one of the few that escaped dereliction in the difficult preceding years.
The garden is MΓ©lanie Duchesne's lifebloodβa boost to her seemingly unending well of vitality. The introspective Paul finds his refuge in writing, his most deeply held ambition. But as the years pass, Paul's books find little audience, and husband and wife focus instead on their furniture business and their growing family. The Bridge of Years follows the Duchesnes in the years leading up to World War IIβtheir daily exploits and travails, the small moments and mundane beauties that fill their lives. When their German friend Schmidt arrives for a...
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