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Lark Rise to Candleford (Penguin Audiobooks)
Lark Rise to Candleford - Penguin Audiobooks Author:Flora Thompson A gypsy woman once told Flora Thompson her fortune: "You are going to be loved by people you've never seen and never will see." The prophecy came true when she published her endearing and precise record of country life at the end of the last century. She recorded an England stepping out of its disappearing past, a past of landed gentry, yeoman ... more »and retainer. In this picture she saw a courage and fulfillment that marked that world of diligent labor and self- effacement. LARK RISE TO CANDLEFORD combines Thompson's three autobiographical memoirs: LARK RISE, OVER TO CANDLEFORD and CANDLEFORD GREEN. Another powerful book of recollection on the same topic is LOST COUNTRY LIFE by Dorothy Hartley, also recorded by B-O-T.« less
Flora Thompson's immortal trilogy, containing Lark Rise, Over to Candleford, and Candleford Green, is a heartwarming portrayal of country life at the close of the 19th century.