Asphodel
Mary Elizabeth Braddon
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Like the Asphodel, a plant which grows far away from England, Daphne grows far away from home. In her first chance of freedom, at the age of almost 17, she finds an opportunity to forget for a while... Forget that her father, the renowned Sir Vernon Lawford, does not love her. To forget that, for some reason, nobody talks about her mother who traveled to the South of France and never returned. She can be a butcher's daughter from Oxford Street, she can control her friend's actions, she can fancy that she is in love with a man who does not even reveal his name. She returns home and faces the challenge of earning her father's love and carve a respectable place beside her beloved older half-sister. But what would she do when her past folly catch up with her? Would she find love and acceptance at last? - Summary by Stav Nisser. (19 hr 50 min)
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Melancholy story
Julia R
Melancholy story about the unloved daughter of a cold nobleman. Shuffled off to expensive boarding schools from a very early age, Daphne is finally “finished” and allowed to come home. The only one who cares for her is her older half-sister, who is the apple of her father’s eye; but the two sisters do love each other dearly. The story revolves around Daphne’s conflicted feelings toward her own love-sick fiancée, toward her sister’s dashing fiancée, and her abiding love for her sister. Hidden emotions escalate on an extended Swiss vacation tour the beautiful young ladies, their father, both fiancées, and their annoying aunt take, staying at high-class resorts, along with all the trappings of the idle rich. Great descriptions of the lovely landscapes. Originally published in 1875.
a great book
Nat
Not my favourite readers. I listened til the end, but would not recommend.
sad and dark tale. author understands psychology very well
JD
Jim Lock is not my favorite reader!