![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A few chapters are devoted to domestic details of settling in to the new house and those readers like myself who appreciate this type of story, will really enjoy it. The downstairs neighbour’s are warm and welcoming and the family moves happily into their new rented quarters. The sitting room commands a most wonderful bird’s eye view over St Paul’s and the other rooms are adequate too, to suit the family’s needs. One day, Vivien and her teenage brother John come across a suite of rooms in an old building in Central London, very close to St Paul’s Cathedral. It is left to the eldest child, seventeen year old Vivien to take care of the family and undertake the housekeeping but first of all thefamily must find a suitable place to stay. With no one to support the family of five, Mrs Farthing accepts a job at a London departmental store. The reason for the upheaval is the poor health of Mr Farthing who requires prolonged hospital care for his medical condition. ‘Five Farthings’ is a family story about a family of five – the Farthings – who uproot themselves from rural Sussex to the heart of London, just before World War 2. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |