Margery Sharp
The Flowering Thorn
Mass Market Paperback
(Four Square Books March 15, 1966)
, First Thus edition
"Don't bother with that advertisement... I'll adopt him myself" Lesley made the offer to look after five-year old Patrick Caraigie at a moment when she was feeling disillusioned and unhappy. She had thought, on the impulse, that the child might show her the way to a satisfactory new life. But when she finds that her responsibilities force her to give up the exclusive London flat, the glittering social round, the flattering attention of the opposite sex, she decides to bury herself in a remote country cottage with her small charge. The troubles and trials which now confront her, the awkward weekend visits from her city friends, the natural conclusions drawn by the local inhabitants, are all described with great wit and charm. And, slowly Lesley discovers for herself the important distinction between pleasure and happiness...
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