Unawares A Story of an Old French Town

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Frances Mary Peard

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The novel "Unawares" by Frances Mary Peard is an effective work that explores the complicated nature of relationships and social expectancies. Although it became written inside the overdue 1800s, the story takes area in Victorian England, a time when strict social rules have been the norm. At the center of the story is Claire Romilly, the principle person, a robust female or woman who never gives up. Claire indicates that she is caught in a web of family expectancies and social pressures as she offers with the tough situations of love, obligation, and personal boom. The ID, "Unawares," shows the surprising changes and twists that Claire faces on her adventure. In a tale where the main individual struggles with social norms and private troubles, Peard carefully seems at problems of friendship and the limits Victorian society placed on ladies. The novel's energy is how well it indicates the people and the complexities of their relationships, giving readers can inspect how humans lived on the time. "Unawares" is evidence of Peard's capacity to carry people collectively to inform a transferring and idea-upsetting story that is going beyond the boundaries of its era.

Author Biography:

Between 1867 and 1909, Frances Mary Peard wrote more than 40 story books for kids and adults. She was born on May 16, 1835, and died on October 5, 1923. Most of them were books or collections of short stories set in the United States. Many of them were historical and took place abroad. Commander George Shuldham Peard (1793-1837), a navy officer who went to the Arctic to look for Sir John Franklin, and Frances Cooke (née Ellicombe, 1805-1895) had five children; two of them died young. She was born in Exminster, Devon. Joshua Peard was her grandpa, and John Whitehead Peard was her uncle. Her brother George Shuldham Peard (1829-1918), who was also an artist, had served in the Crimean War. Since she comes from a family of famous soldiers and sailors, it's not a surprise that fights and military themes show up a lot in her stories. She seems to have traveled a lot, maybe even as far as India. But in her later years, she lived with her mother in Torquay, Devon.

Release date Australia

January 1st, 2024

Author

Frances Mary Peard

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Pages

146

Dimensions

140x216x9

ISBN-13

9789360461669

Product ID

38626711

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