By Sun and Candlelight
By Sun and Candlelight by Susan Sallis is a New Ed edition published by Corgi Books in 1990, featuring 463 pages in English. The narrative follows four teenage friends from diverse backgrounds who discover an empty cottage in 1940, a setting that becomes a refuge amid the turmoil of war. This cottage symbolizes their loyalty and the complexities of their relationships, which are tested by jealousy, passion, tragedy, and betrayal.
Readers will find a rich exploration of friendship and the enduring bonds that connect the characters throughout their lives. The story begins with Monica, who arrives at the cottage pregnant and alone, marking a pivotal moment in their shared journey. The novel delves into themes of love and loyalty, as well as the challenges faced by Bessie, who embodies the best aspects of their lives. By Sun and Candlelight presents a saga that captures the essence of human connection against a backdrop of personal and collective struggles.
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They discovered the empty cottage in 1940, when they were still at schoolfour teenage friends from wildly different backgrounds and with the war casting its shadow over their lives. The cottage became a place of refuge for them, symbolizing their loyalty to one another which held in the face of jealousy, passion, tragedy, and betrayal. It was to the cottage that Monica came, pregnant, alone, and frightened, and it was there that their story really began. For Bessie, born secretly and shamefully to one of them, raised by another, and loved by them all, came to represent what was the very best in their lives. This is a huge and powerful novel of four friends and the lifetime bonds that held them together.”
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