Henry Green considered Concluding the finest of all his books
Concludingâset in a single summer dayâhas at its heart old Mr. Rock, a famous retired scientist: he lives in a cottage on the grounds of a girlâs boarding school. Living with him is Elizabeth, his somewhat unstrung granddaughter; his white cat; his white goose; and Daisy, his white pig. Miss Edge and Miss Bakerâthe two inseparable spinster harpies who run the schoolâscheme to dislodge him from the cottage. Concluding opens with the discovery that two of the schoolgirls have vanished in the night: searching, eavesdropping, worrying, jostling, and giggling all ensue. A love affair, a dance, that magnificent pig, small joys, and low ambitions all stream together, crowding up to the readerâs eye, as Henry Green brews up an enchanting, heartbreaking, and darkly sunny novel.
Henry Green considered Concluding the finest of all his books
Concludingâset in a single summer dayâhas at its heart old Mr. Rock, a famous retired scientist: he lives in a cottage on the grounds of a girlâs boarding school. Living with him is Elizabeth, his somewhat unstrung granddaughter; his white cat; his white goose; and Daisy, his white pig. Miss Edge and Miss Bakerâthe two inseparable spinster harpies who run the schoolâscheme to dislodge him from the cottage. Concluding opens with the discovery that two of the schoolgirls have vanished in the night: searching, eavesdropping, worrying, jostling, and giggling all ensue. A love affair, a dance, that magnificent pig, small joys, and low ambitions all stream together, crowding up to the readerâs eye, as Henry Green brews up an enchanting, heartbreaking, and darkly sunny novel.