The Birthday Party.Elvi Rhodes Elvi Rhodes is a British author of historical and romantic fiction. She was born and brought up in Yorkshire, and now lives on the Sussex coast. Many of her novels are set around the Yorkshire Dales. . 2000. Read by Ann Dover. 10 tapes. 10.5 hrs. Soundings dist. by ISIS. 1-86042-854-1. $59.47. Vinyl; plot notes. SA When Poppy Marsh's children insist on reuniting the family to celebrate her 80th birthday, her modest home in southern England Southern England is an imprecise term used to refer to the southern counties of England. Differing usages apply the term with varying geographic extents. In most definitions Southern England includes all the counties on the English Channel; from west to east these are: n. 1. Agreement; harmony; accord. 2. a. Close correspondence of sounds. b. The repetition of consonants or of a consonant pattern, especially at the ends of words, as in blank among the members. Her stressed-out American daughter Maria and her family play out their conflicts while her daughter Beryl, who settled nearer her childhood home, takes control of the kitchen. The freedoms of the modern world shape the relationships of Poppy's grandchildren: a son is late because of his live-in male partner's work schedule. A granddaughter and her husband are besotted be·sot tr.v. be·sot·ted, be·sot·ting, be·sots To muddle or stupefy, as with alcoholic liquor or infatuation. [be- + sot, to stupefy (from sot, fool with their baby Daisy. A young couple keeps mostly to themselves. Even as Poppy plots to find beds for all and keep everyone fed, she flashes back to the pattern of her life--her strong bond with her mother, her three husbands, and a long-ago lover whose loss she still mourns. Poppy is a young 80; her character is well drawn. Good writing combined with Dover's skillful skill·ful adj. 1. Possessing or exercising skill; expert. See Synonyms at proficient. 2. Characterized by, exhibiting, or requiring skill. reading evokes Poppy's voice and helps the listener keep track of the large cast of characters. Excellent entertainment. Edna M. Boardman, Bismark, ND |
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