From the heart of industrial England we quickly pass to the beauty and mystery of a land hardly changed over time immemorial - the Welsh Marches - that surrounds this story of little more than half a dozen characters. As the mountains and valleys blend together in their beauty throughout the seasons, so the brothers Charlie and Alaric make their impact upon life in Trecastel - the home of the Grosmont family. The dark tower in which Alaric dwells dominates all around, suggesting the conflicting moods of the occupants. A local girl, Judith, charming but innocent and taken there as a child bride, links the characters. George Meredith, the local family doctor, and his wife, bring sanity and common sense to this fascinating and gripping story. Francis Brett Young writing in the first quarter of the twentieth century inspires the reader in many ways to enter the magical setting of a unique area.
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Francis Brett Young was born in 1884 at Halesowen, Worcestershire. He read Medicine at Birmingham University before entering general practice at Brixham in 1907. Brett Young served in East Africa in the Royal Army Medical Corps during World War I and his experiences are recorded in Marching on Tanga. After the war he and his wife went to live in Capri where a number of novels with African, as well as English, backgrounds were produced. They then returned to England and settled in Worcestershire. During this period he was at the height of his fame and annually produced novels were eagerly awaited. During the Second World War, Brett Young laboured on The Island, his long poem covering the spread of English history from prehistoric times. It was published in 1944 and regarded by him as his greatest achievement. Following a breakdown in his health, the Brett Youngs moved to South Africa, where he died in 1954.
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North Bromwich, Tomas Gwyn, Dulas Fechan, Sister Ursula, Alaric Grosmont, Miss Carey, Cold Harbour, Charlie Grosmont, Sackville Row, Poor Alaric, Brother Ambrose, Red Daren, Roman Road, Evan Gwyn, Common Life, Father Abbot, County Times, Our Lady, Pen Dyrion, Dark Tower Browse Sample Pages:
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North Bromwich, Tomas Gwyn, Dulas Fechan, Sister Ursula, Alaric Grosmont, Miss Carey, Cold Harbour, Charlie Grosmont, Sackville Row, Poor Alaric, Brother Ambrose, Red Daren, Roman Road, Evan Gwyn, Common Life, Father Abbot, County Times, Our Lady, Pen Dyrion, Dark Tower Browse Sample Pages:
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