‘To come upon any Nesbit today, hitherto unread… is like receiving a letter from a friend whom you have believed dead’ New York Times It’s 1919, and when Jane and her cousin Lucilla leave school, they discover their guardian has gambled away everything — leaving them with nothing but a small cottage in the English countryside and no means of support. “When did two girls of our age have such a chance as we’ve got – to have a lark entirely on our own? No chaperone, no rules, no…” “No present income or future prospects,” said Lucilla. What follows is a gloriously spirited series of misadventures as the two orphaned cousins attempt to earn their keep — selling flowers cut from their own garden to passers-by, taking in paying guests who promptly vanish without settling their bills — all while fending off the persistent attentions of would-be male admirers in their determined pursuit of independence. ‘A wry, charming delight of a book’ The Pool This edition of the beloved novel comes with an introduction by Booker Prize-winning author Penelope Lively, who describes it as ‘a charming and brilliantly entertaining novel… shot through with the light-hearted Nesbit touch’.
ISBN 13: 9780241983485
Author: E. Nesbit
