Winter and Rough Weather, D. E. Stevenson
Winter and Rough Weather, D. E. Stevenson
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Winter and Rough Weather

Author: D. E. Stevenson

Narrator: Lesley Mackie

Unabridged: 9 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Soundings

Published: 12/01/2017

Categories: Fiction, Sagas


Synopsis

Rhoda, an artist from London and her childhood sweetheart James finally wed, following a lot of deliberation — particularly on Rhoda’s side. Her love for James outbalances her career and she takes the plunge into living the life of a farmer’s wife at Boscath farm in Scotland. Arriving at Boscath, they employ a cook, Miss Flockie, who is exceptional in her duties and more importantly, a friend to Rhoda. Their new home, although quaint, is isolated, and Rhoda misses her life in London. With James tending to the farm, Rhoda impulsively decides she will start painting again and finds inspiration in her beautiful surroundings. Their marriage is strong and both James and Rhoda rise to the challenge of their life in rough weather.

Reviews

Alternate title: Winter and Rough Weather 4.5 stars I so enjoyed reading this. I soaked in the Scotland landscape, the simple wisdom of Scottish countryfolk, the literary allusions to E. Nestbit and A.E. Housman. I appreciated a new wife's struggle to adjust to her isolated life, secluded in the hill......more

Goodreads review by Kim

A quiet story set in Scotland featuring some characters from previous D.E. Stevenson books as well as some new characters. It is a lovely story, full of quiet, everyday sorts of things and the little dramas of life in a community. It made me long to live in one of the farm houses, looking out on the......more