The Camomile Lawn

A Novel

by Mary Wesley

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Pub Date Nov 12 2013 | Archive Date Aug 3 2014

Open Road Integrated Media | Open Road Media

General Fiction (Adult)

Description

Mary Wesley’s sprawling novel of wartime England—and the loss of innocence

It is August 1939. At an elegant manor house high above the sea, five cousins gather for their annual holiday. As Calypso, Walter, Polly, Oliver, and ten-year-old Sophy explore the limits of blood, friendship, and their blossoming sexualities, war looms on the horizon. This will be the last summer that they spend together; it is a season marked by the heady joys of self-discovery, the agonizing pain of betrayal, and a world on the edge of conflict. A novel of dazzling breadth and scope, The Camomile Lawn journeys from the end of childhood to the slings and arrows of old age with the humor and insight readers have come to expect from the beloved Mary Wesley.

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Advance Praise

“Mary Wesley’s breakthrough, war-time novel . . . written when she was in her 70s, captures both the violent passions of youth and the losses of age.”—The Guardian

“The Camomile Lawn demonstrates a wonderful grasp of the absurd.”—The Washington Post

“A distinctive, absorbing novel, told with a true storyteller’s verve, an enchanting ability to involve, touch and surprise the reader.”—Publishers Weekly

“Mary Wesley’s breakthrough, war-time novel . . . written when she was in her 70s, captures both the violent passions of youth and the losses of age.”—The Guardian

“The Camomile Lawn demonstrates a...