A novel of two sisters in postwar England that lets you "step into the
Jane Austen-like lives of Harriet and Belinda Bede" (The Christian
Science Monitor).
Belinda and Harriet Bede live together in a small English village. Shy,
sensible Belinda has been secretly in love with Henry Hoccleve--the
poetry-spouting, married archdeacon of their church--for thirty years.
Belinda's much more confident, forthright younger sister Harriet,
meanwhile, is ardently pursued by Count Ricardo Bianco. Although she has
turned down every marriageable man who proposes, Harriet still welcomes
any new curate with dinner parties and flirtatious conversation. And one
of the newest arrivals, the reverend Edgar Donne, has everyone talking.
A warm, affectionate depiction of a postwar English village, Some Tame
Gazelle perfectly captures the quotidian details that make up everyday
life. With its vibrant supporting cast, it's also a poignant story of
unrequited love.