Leeway Cottage A Novel
Leeway Cottage A Novel by Beth Gutcheon, published by HarperCollins on May 9, 2006, is a literary work that intertwines personal and historical narratives. Set against the backdrop of World War II, the story follows Sydney Brant, a wealthy girl from the Dundee summer colony, who marries Laurus Moss, a talented Danish pianist. As the Nazis invade Denmark, Laurus’s family faces the harrowing realities of war, while Sydney contributes to the American war effort and navigates her own life changes.
Readers will find a rich exploration of themes related to love, sacrifice, and resilience within the context of a significant historical moment. The novel combines the intimate details of Sydney and Laurus’s marriage with the broader implications of Laurus’s family’s involvement in Denmark’s efforts to rescue Jews during the war. With 448 pages, this edition includes insights and interviews, offering a deeper understanding of the narrative and its historical significance.
Official synopsis Publisher
In April 1940, as the Nazis march into Denmark, Sydney Brant, a wealthy girl of the Dundee summer colony, marries a gifted Danish pianist, Laurus Moss. They believe they are well matched, as young lovers do, but Laurus’s beloved family is in Copenhagen, hostage to what the fortunes of Hitler’s war will bring. By the time the war is over, Laurus’s family has played an active role in Denmark’s grassroots rescue of virtually all seven thousand of the country’s Jews. Meanwhile, in America, Sydney has led a group knitting for the war effort, and had a baby.
Combining the story of one long American twentieth-century marriage with one of the most stirring stories of World War II, Leeway Cottage is a beautifully written tour de force of a novel.
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