Meet the five eccentric Harvey sisters, Morgan, Pandora, Cressida,
Thisbe, and Teresa, in this enthralling, heartwarming, and ultimately
moving period novel from 1953, perfect for fans of Dodie Smith
The five Harvey sisters are unconventional, unschooled, and oddly named
by their famous detective writer father and fragile mother. Still living
in the comfort of the rural family home, apart from Pandora who has done
the impossible and managed to bag herself a husband, the eccentric
sisters are largely left to their own devices, living at a distance from
the outside world. So when Gregory turns up on their doorstop
unexpectedly one afternoon, his car having broken down, Morgan declares
it fate and welcomes the somewhat stunned Gregory into the female
dominated household. Plied with tea and toast he is rather flabbergasted
but captivated by Thisbe in her slightly inappropriate skiing trousers,
Cressida's desperate attempts to hide the stockings and snow boots in
the room, and Morgan's blunt honesty. The excitement of Gregory's visit
disrupts the sisters stable world, making them question their secluded
existence. However, Mrs. Harvey is not at all pleased by the blossoming
friendship and new acquaintances Gregory brings into the girls lives.
Can the close family unit stay together in the face of change? Tutton
has created a world abound in wonderful period detail, populated with
lively, likeable characters you will long remember after turning the
last page.
