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Synopsis
When sensible, sophisticated Flora Poste is orphaned at nineteen, she decides her only choice is to descend upon relatives in deepest Sussex. At the aptly named Cold Comfort Farm, she meets the doomed Starkadders: cousin Judith, heaving with remorse for unspoken wickedness; Amos, preaching fire and damnation; their sons, lustful Seth and despairing Reuben; child of nature Elfine; and crazed old Aunt Ada Doom, who has kept to her bedroom for the last twenty years. But Flora loves nothing better than to organize other people. Armed with common sense and a strong will, she resolves to take each of the family in hand. A hilarious and merciless parody of rural melodramas, Cold Comfort Farm (1932) is one of the best-loved comic novels of all time.
Is Cold Comfort Farm appropriate for my child?
Suitable for most readers 13 and up.
A sophisticated comedy of manners that gently satirizes melodramatic rural novels. Contains references to 'lustful' behavior and religious fire-and-brimstone preaching, but no explicit content. The humor requires some literary maturity to appreciate.
What to know going in
This book has no graphic violence, mild sexual content, and clean language. Content notes include mental illness.
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Who'll love this
Teens who enjoy witty British humor and stories about clever heroines taking charge will appreciate Flora's common-sense approach to her eccentric relatives.