A Sensible Life

From Publishers Weekly

Abandoned by her parents in a Brittany resort town in 1926, 10-year-old Flora Trevelyan is taken in by vacationers and falls in love with her three adolescent protectors. "Wesley's most engaging and memorable novel so far, this finely nuanced story features an enchanting heroine, the social settings at which the British author excels and her usual keen observation of character," said PW. Copyright 1991 Reed Business Information, Inc.

From Library Journal

Set in Europe between the two World Wars, Wesley's seventh novel probes undercurrents of fear threatening the security of friendship and family ties of a group of international vacationers. Meeting in 1926 at a resort in Brittany, the group forever retains ties forged on holiday. Wesley breathes life into this anxious period of history, tracing the growth of Flora, whose parents hate her; Felix, son of a Dutch baroness; best friends Cosmo and Hubert; and the Leigh family. Slowly, we come to understand Flora's successes and failures, as well as her need to appear "sensible" in a world with few constants. More than a comedy of manners, this is a story of an entire era--its relationships and its flaws. - Ellen R. Cohen, Rockville, Md. Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.