Rodmoor Author:John Cowper Powys "Rodmoor" is unusually for a John Cowper Powys' novel set in East Anglia, Rodmoor itself being a coastal village. The protagonist, Adrian Sorio, is a typically Powys-like hero, highly-strung with only precarious mental stability. He is in love with two women, Nance Herrick and the more unconventional Phillipa Renshaw. This was Powys' second nove... more »l published in 1916. It deploys a rich and memorable cast of characters.« less