When the Birds Begin to Sing
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- Under 100
- First published
- 1897
- Pages
- 144
About this book
Eleanor Grebby feeds chickens, keeps house and teaches Sunday school, but she longs for the excitement of singing before a London audience. When Philip Roche joins a children's game in the countryside, their playful meeting leads to a conversation in a barn during a summer shower. His money and experience attract her curiosity, while her lively manner offers a change from his round of dinners, friends and travel. Their talk exposes the distance between the life she imagines and the world he knows.
Winifred Graham's novel follows these early sparks of attraction into questions of marriage, loyalty and social judgment. A later encounter places Eleanor opposite an outspoken stranger who notices her distress over another man's photograph. The woman's account of an unhappy marriage gives the conversation an urgent, cautionary edge.
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Book facts
- Author
- Winifred Graham
- First published
- 1897
- Reading time
- About 4 hours
- Pages
- 144
- Language
- English
- Genre
- British Classics
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online