A Sensible Life
A Sensible Life by Mary Wesley, published by Penguin Books in 1990, is a literary fiction that spans the complexities of love and belonging. This edition contains 363 pages and is presented in English. The narrative follows Flora, a thin and lonely child with a rich vocabulary, as she navigates her childhood in 1926 Dinard, where she feels like an outsider among the elegant middle-class families enjoying their privileged lives. Ignored by her parents and pitied by those around her, Flora’s experiences shape her understanding of love and connection over the decades.
Readers will find a detailed exploration of Flora’s relationships, including her affections for Cosmo, Hubert, and Feix, as she grapples with her feelings and the passage of time. The story delves into themes of isolation and the search for acceptance, reflecting on how these early encounters influence her life choices. With its focus on personal growth and emotional complexity, A Sensible Life offers a nuanced portrayal of love’s evolution over forty years.
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She was a thin, lonely child with huge eyes and an extensive vocabulary of French foul language. Amongst the elegant middle-class British families holidaying in Dinard in 1926–leading their privileged lives of secure routine pleasures–Flora was a ten-year-old misfit. Ignored by her self-absorbed parents, unloved, and pitied by the pleasant, stylish people in Brittany that summer, Flora was–peripherally–included in their gracious circles. And there, meeting kindly civilised people for the first time, she fell in love–with Cosmo–with Hubert–with Feix. It took forty years for the love affairs to be explored, consummated and finally resolved.
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