Book description
This richly illustrated short, extracted from the official book The
Chronicles of Downton Abbey, focuses on the characters individually,
examining their motivations, their actions and the inspirations behind
them. Forwarded by Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes.
On the face of it, the young newlyweds Sybil and Tom hope to live an
unobtrusive, quiet existence in Dublin as 'Mr and Mrs Branson', happily
waiting for the arrival of their baby. But as the gossip back at Downton
Abbey shows, nothing of their way of life is normal. An earl's daughter
and a chauffeur-turned-Irish-revolutionary cannot expect an uneventful
life together.
'She doesn't want Tom to alter,' says Jessica Brown Findlay, who plays
Sybil, 'she loves him for his fire and passion, and his desire to change
things.' But when they come home she doesn't want to cause unnecessary
fuss - she adores her family and respects their desire to live as they
wish. Unlike Tom, she sees no harm in it. Trying to keep harmony is
almost more than she can bear.
Purchase this ebook short and the others in the series to get closer
still to the characters at Downton Abbey and to understand more about
their social context - from the changing role of the aristocracy to
fashion and beauty, American Anglophiles, the Suffragette movement and
life below stairs in a big country house like Downton.
Search for The Chronicles of Downton Abbey to purchase all shorts
combined. Jessica Fellowes is the No. 1 bestselling author of The
World of Downton Abbey. Formerly the Deputy Editor of Country Life, she
has also been a columnist for the London Paper - her columns formed the
basis of her book Mud & the City: Dos and Don'ts for Townies in the
Country. Jessica also writes for the Daily Telegraph, Telegraph Weekend,
The Lady and Sunday Times Style, and lives with her family in London.
Matthew Sturgis is a freelance writer and critic who has written art
criticism for Harpers & Queen, travel pieces for the Sunday
Telegraph and football reports for the Independent on Sunday. He is the
author of Passionate Attitudes: the English Decadence of the 1890s and
the highly-praised Aubrey Beardsley. He lives in London.
