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The Camomile Lawn

Mary Wesley

Paperback | Pages: 352 pages

Rating: 3.86 | 3072 Users | 233 Reviews

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Title	:	The Camomile Lawn
Author	:	Mary Wesley
Book Format	:	Paperback
Book Edition	:	First Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 352 pages
Published	:	June 1st 2006 by Vintage (first published 1984)
Categories	:	Fiction. Historical. Historical Fiction. War. World War II. European Literature. British Literature

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Behind the large house, the fragrant camomile lawn stretches down to the Cornish cliffs. Here, in the dizzying heat of August 1939, five cousins have gathered at their aunt's house for their annual ritual of a holiday. For most of them it is the last summer of their youth, with the heady exhilarations and freedoms of lost innocence, as well as the fears of the coming war.

The Camomile Lawn moves from Cornwall to London and back again, over the years, telling the stories of the cousins, their family and their friends, united by shared losses and lovers, by family ties and the absurd conditions imposed by war as their paths cross and recross over the years. Mary Wesley presents an extraordinarily vivid and lively picture of wartime London: the rationing, imaginatively circumvented; the fallen houses; the parties, the new-found comforts of sex, the desperate humour of survival - all of it evoked with warmth, clarity and stunning wit. And through it all, the cousins and their friends try to hold on to the part of themselves that laughed and played dangerous games on that camomile lawn.

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Original Title:	The Camomile Lawn
ISBN:	0099499142 (ISBN13: 9780099499145)
Edition Language:	English
Characters:	Oliver, Calypso, Polly, Walter, Aunt Helena, Uncle Richard Cuthbertso
Setting:	Cornwall, England(United Kingdom) London, England(United Kingdom)

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In not sure what to say about this one. It's been on my list for a while and I found a copy at a used book sale. I've heard good things about Mary Wesley, and how can I not be interested in an author who started writing for adults at the age of 72?The story starts in 1939 at an Uncle's house in Cornwall, where 5 cousins meet for a month each summer on holiday. Of course, the War begins, and the next 6 years sees the cousins and various other friends and relatives hopping in and out of each

I first came across The Camomile Lawn in the early 90s when it was a must-watch television series. From an author whose literary career had only started when she was in her seventies, it was rather racy and had a cast of well known celebrities. I was intrigued to find out how it came across as a book when I'd already seen it on television.In fact, I think the enjoyment of the book was enhanced by having a picture of the characters in my mind as the story enfolded.The camomile lawn was just a

I saw the TV adaptation of this years ago and finally got round to reading the book. Strangely, I was disappointed. There's no discernible plot and some of the characters, particularly Aunt Helena are hard to like. The book follows a group of cousins and their families through the war years from their last summer together in Cornwall in August 1939. There are also flash-forwards to the funeral of one of the characters in the 1980's, where various story strands get resolved, sort of. The

I'm not sure what the point of this book really was...the story of an extended family set in WWII London and Cornwall. The book jumps back and forth between the war experiences and the future when most of the characters are heading to a funeral and reminiscing about those times. These people need to expand their social circle because they all just sleep with each other throughout the book. Cousins with cousins, aunts & uncles with nephews & nieces, a few neighbors get into the mix and

This is my kind of book: a family story set in England during World War II. Richard and Helena are a childless, middle-aged couple who entertain their nieces and nephews at their home in Cornwall, with its memorable camomile lawn, every summer. Beautiful Calypso, Polly, Walter, Oliver and precocious 10-year old Sophy are first seen in the summer of 1939. Even though Helena and Richard refuse to face the truth, the cousins know that war is coming. And how that war affects each member of the

Wow. Talk about a game the whole family can play. This reads as a WW2 soap. A group of cousins and a few friends are all having sex with each other and others too. I realise that during the war people thought they could die at any time, but to choose members of the family, I think couldn't have happened on this scale. We also have a one legged man touching young girls, a sex starved older woman with a friend's refugee husband, leaving her husband to the man's wife,a drunkard who likes to

I originally watched the BBC tele series of the novel and, because it was so dark and I felt certain transitions were "clunky" I had to read the novel. the novel EXPLAINED so much. Really helped me to get a handle on bomb shelters, incest, the apathy of people who believe what their governments tell them (what choice do they have!). Also a very focused portrayal of a family, socially appearing to be functional, but in reality normal by todays standards but "out there" (or were they?) for their