Book description
Pretty, impecunious Mary Preston, newly arrived as a guest of her Aunt
Agnes at the magnificent wooded estate of Rushwater, falls head over
heels for handsome playboy David Leslie. Meanwhile, Agnes and her
mother, the eccentric matriarch Lady Emily, have hopes of a different,
more suitable match for Mary. At the lavish Rushwater dance party, her
future happiness hangs in the balance . . .
First published in the 1930s, Wild Strawberries
is a sparkling romantic comedy from Angela Thirkell's much-loved
classic series. Angela Thirkell (1890-1961) wrote many works of
fiction and non-fiction, including twenty-nine 'Barsetshire novels',
which won her great popularity and acclaim. The first of these, High
Rising, was published in 1933. Her relatives included Edward
Burne-Jones, Rudyard Kipling and Stanley Baldwin, and her godfather was
JM Barrie. She was twice married and had four children.
