Rhine Journey
Rhine Journey by Ann Schlee, published by Penguin Books in 1981, is a novel set in the summer of 1851. The story follows an English family embarking on a romantic journey by paddle-steamer along the Rhine River. Central to the narrative is Charlotte, the unmarried sister of Reverend Charles Morrison, whose imagination is pushed to its limits as she navigates her feelings and memories during the trip.
As the journey unfolds, Charlotte mistakenly identifies a passenger as the man she once loved, leading to a complex interplay of romantic tension and self-discovery. The novel explores themes of desire and societal constraints, capturing Charlotte’s internal struggles against the backdrop of the era’s stifling manners. This New Ed edition spans 165 pages and is presented in English, inviting readers to delve into a richly evocative narrative that intertwines personal longing with the historical context of the time.
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It is the summer of 1851. An English family is making a romantic journey by paddle-steamer on the Rhine, and Charlotte’s imagination is stretched to the limit – one might almost say, to the breaking point.
She is the unmarried sister of the Reverend Charles Morrison with whose family she is travelling. As they board the boat, Charlotte suddenly mistakes a passenger for the man she gave up years ago, at her brother’s insistence. From that moment, this extraordinarily evocative novel creates an aura of romantic tension that is a compelling as it is mysterious. Charlotte’s interior passion is counterpointed with the stifling manners of the time, and inexorably she is drawn closer to confrontation with the passenger, and herself.
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