The Old Bank House

'Charming, very funny indeed. Angela Thirkell is perhaps the most Pym-like of any twentieth-century author, after Pym herself' - Alexander McCall SmithEdgewood Rectory may be set in an ancient landscape, but the Grantly family are very much caught up in the uncertain world that has emerged since the outbreak of peace. The Rector and Mrs Grantly are bewildered by the challenges facing their eldest children: Eleanor, longing for more excitement than can be found in the Red Cross Library; and Tom, failing at his Oxford degree and struggling to readjust after his military service. Meanwhile, their elderly neighbour Miss Sowerby regretfully sells the Old Bank House to Sam Adams, a self-made man who has found himself at the heart of Barsetshire society. And while Sam may dismiss her advice that the house needs a mistress, even a long-term widower can be surprised by love.