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Flora Thompson's immortal trilogy, containing LARK RISE, OVER TO CANDLEFORD and CANDLEFORD GREEN, is a heartwarming portrayal of country life at the close of the 19th century. This story of three closely related Oxfordshire communities - a hamlet, the nearby village and a small market town - is based on the author's experiences during childhood and youth. It chronicles May Day celebrations and forgotten children's games, the daily lives of farmworkers and craftsmen, friends and relations - all painted with a gaiety and freshness of observation that make this trilogy an evocative and sensitive memorial to Victorian rural England.
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Born in Juniper Hill, Oxfordshire, Flora Thompson left school at 14 to work in the local post office. She married young, and wrote mass-market fiction to help support her increasing family. In her 60s she published the semi-autobiographical trilogy combined as LARK RISE TO CANDLEFORD (1945).
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THE hamlet stood on a gentle rise in the flat, wheat-growing north-east corner of Oxfordshire. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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THE hamlet stood on a gentle rise in the flat, wheat-growing north-east corner of Oxfordshire. Read the first page Browse Sample Pages
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121 of 121 people found the following review helpful
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If you have been watching the excellent tv series of Lark Rise to Candleford, you may decide that you would like to have the book. If you were expecting a novel or even sketches like Cranford, you will sorely be disappointed. The books in this trilogy are memoirs and go into life in turn of the century Oxfordshire.
If you are interested in history or what life was like at the turn of the century in pastoral communities you will love this book. In its pages you will find the games and rhymes of the children, the houses that people lived in, the clothes they wore and what life was really like. This omnibus book is a unique social commentary and is deeply absorbing, as well as very interesting, but remember it isn't what was on the tv. However, it would make a brilliant companion piece to the series.
If you are interested in history or what life was like at the turn of the century in pastoral communities you will love this book. In its pages you will find the games and rhymes of the children, the houses that people lived in, the clothes they wore and what life was really like. This omnibus book is a unique social commentary and is deeply absorbing, as well as very interesting, but remember it isn't what was on the tv. However, it would make a brilliant companion piece to the series.
35 of 35 people found the following review helpful
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I have just finished reading this delightful book and recommend it highly, especially if you are interested in social history. It is a nice gentle read and very informative of village life and village people in the late 1800's. Flora writes with great insight and foresight about the many people she knows and sees in the villages of Candelford and Lark Rise. Flora through Laura was obviously an extremely deep, sensitive and thoughtful person and at times her humbleness when speaking about herself strikes at the heartstrings. I wish I could have met this lovely lady! This book will be one of my treasures which I shall keep for ever. Don't miss out on this gem of a book. I am now eager to read Flora's biography.
42 of 43 people found the following review helpful
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Fans of the BBC adaptation should give this a wide berth if they are expecting witty tales of honest farm folks told in the style of Catherine Cookson. There is virtually NO DIALOGUE within the stories.
For example, the Pratt Sisters whose ludicrous antics and matching outfits took up so much of the BBC series, have little more than one page in the whole of this book! Miss Lane and her post office does not appear until the final 3rd of the compilation. There is no forbidden romance with the local Squire or any tension between him and his wife. Dawn French's larger than life Caroline gets one paragraph on a page!
Instead, this is a glorious peek at the history of rural England, a wonderful read packed with information about the housing, social scene, class system, rural customs and some stories of local people. But it is not anything like the television series and those hoping it will be as accessible are in for a disappointment - in fact 2 friends who were eager to read it both gave it back after failing to get engrossed in what they hoped would be a bumper work of fiction.
For example, the Pratt Sisters whose ludicrous antics and matching outfits took up so much of the BBC series, have little more than one page in the whole of this book! Miss Lane and her post office does not appear until the final 3rd of the compilation. There is no forbidden romance with the local Squire or any tension between him and his wife. Dawn French's larger than life Caroline gets one paragraph on a page!
Instead, this is a glorious peek at the history of rural England, a wonderful read packed with information about the housing, social scene, class system, rural customs and some stories of local people. But it is not anything like the television series and those hoping it will be as accessible are in for a disappointment - in fact 2 friends who were eager to read it both gave it back after failing to get engrossed in what they hoped would be a bumper work of fiction.
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A lovely family book.
This is the book which the TV series of the same name was taken from. The characters are all in print, with a few additions. A lovely gentle read with no nasty surprises. Read more
Published 2 months ago by janidan
Larkrise
I got hooked on this story by watching the series on U.S. Public Television. How wonderful to curl up with the book and not have to wait for the next episode.
Published 8 months ago by Laura Rosen
Enjoyable social study
I didn't watch the tv series but thought I fancied reading the book- I expected a novel as thought that was why it had been adapted for television but even though it wasn't a novel... Read more
Published 10 months ago by Ladyg
Lark Rise to Candleford : A Trilogy by Flora Thompson
This really is an utter joy to read. The recent TV series is excellent and really portrays the book well - however, it cannot compare with all the wonderful, descriptive passages... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Ingrid
Reading Group Review
I bought this book because the group were reading it - I had read it years ago and have really enjoyed the TV series. Read more
Published 15 months ago by K. Cutmore
A must read
I love to read, I get a lot of pleasure reading and can spend hours doing it, the thing is, I often struggle to find books that appeal to me. Read more
Published 22 months ago by FLB
Follow-up to the Television series, which was delightful.
Very interesting insite into the village life of years ago, a harder life, but at times people were kinder to one another. Read more
Published 22 months ago by Mrs. M. Lydamore
Good but heavy reading
Reading heavier than I expected, and not as similar to the TV show as I expected.
Published on 7 May 2010 by Graham E. Stanley
LARK RISE TO CANDLEFORD
A SURPRISING BOOK IN SO FAR AS IT IS SEMI-AUTOBIOGRAHICAL. THE AUTHOR IS IN FACT LAURA IN THE TELEVISION ADAPTATION AND THE CONTENT OF THE BOOK IS ABOUT INCIDENTS AND MEMORIES OF... Read more
Published on 22 Mar 2010 by J. BUTLER
Wonderful Read!
This is a fantastic and absorbing book, but as other reviewers have mentioned, nothing like the BBC series. Read more
Published on 21 Mar 2010 by R. Houghton
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