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Cold Comfort Farm

By Stella Gibbons
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Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons is a witty parody of rural melodramas, revolving around the young and practical Flora Poste. After the death of her parents, Flora takes it upon herself to bring order and modernity to the chaotic Starkadder farm in the English countryside, challenging the farcical gloom and eccentric inhabitants of Cold Comfort Farm.
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This novel will appeal to readers who enjoy sharp humour, satire of English rural life, and classic 20th-century British fiction.

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When a well-educated young socialite in 1930s England is left orphaned and unable to support herself at age twenty-two, she moves in with her eccentric relatives on their farm.

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ISBN: 9781773236193

Publisher: Must Have Books

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 October 2019

Imprint: Must Have Books

Audience: General / adult

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Weight: 0g

Pages: 192

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