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    The Nutmeg Tree: A Novel
    The Nutmeg Tree: A Novel
    The Nutmeg Tree: A Novel
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    The Nutmeg Tree: A Novel

    Written by Margery Sharp

    Narrated by Anna Parker-Naples

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    Julia Packett has barely laid eyes on her daughter, Susan, since leaving her with her well-heeled in-laws following the loss of her husband in World War I. Now thirty-seven, Julia's lack of prospects hasn't dimmed her spirit or her appetite for life. But when Susan asks her to come to France for the summer to persuade her grandmother to allow her to marry, she sets sail with the noblest intentions of acting the paragon of motherhood.

    At her mother-in-law's vacation villa in Haute Savoie, however, Julia sees that her priggish but lovely daughter is completely mismatched with a man much more suited to herself: a charming, clever playboy. The arrival of Susan's legal guardian, the distinguished Sir William Waring, further complicates the situation.

    Soon Julia's efforts to pass herself off as a lady and secure her daughter's happiness spin out of control, leading to romantic entanglements and madcap adventures that will challenge preconceived notions about the ultimate compatibility of any two people who fall in love.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTantor Media, Inc
    Release dateAug 28, 2018
    ISBN9781977389824
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    Margery Sharp

    Margery Sharp is renowned for her sparkling wit and insight into human nature, both of which are liberally displayed in her critically acclaimed social comedies of class and manners. Born in Yorkshire, England, Sharp wrote pieces for Punch magazine after attending college and art school. In 1930, she published her first novel, Rhododendron Pie, and in 1938, married Maj. Geoffrey Castle. Sharp wrote twenty-six novels, three of which—Britannia Mews, Cluny Brown, and The Nutmeg Tree—were made into feature films, and fourteen children’s books, including The Rescuers, which was adapted into two Disney animated films.

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    • 4/5
      Here we have Julia Packett, a woman who is "no better than she ought to be", but is very good at getting along without resources other than her wits and wiles. She is also, it turns out, both lucky and likeable, which is good since she's a bit overextended, and approaching an age when generous men are a bit harder to attract. When she is contacted by Susan, the adult daughter she had basically abandoned to the in-laws as an infant, things might get tricky, and there's a possibility Julia may have met her match in the gold-digger who wants to marry Susan. "I believe he's the same sort as I am!" she thought. "Now what the hell am I to do?" I had fun finding out.
    • 5/5
      This was delightful. It was funny and warm, and I enjoyed her joie de vivre.
    • 4/5
      DELIGHTFUL - oh Julia !!!!!
    • 4/5
      A light hearted, but complicated story, set in France, of a mother and daughter estranged for 16 years, but now trying to rebuild their relationship.I was given a digital copy of this book by the publisher Open Road via Netgalley in return for an honest unbiased review.
    • 5/5
      Julia is a mischievous, fun-loving sort who likes the theater and the company of men a bit too much to have ever settled down into being "good" and "a lady." When her daughter, Susan--who Julia left with her husband's respectable parents after her husband died--writes asking her mother to come out and convince Grandmother that Susan ought to be allowed to marry now if she likes, Julia decides she must play at being a lady after all, at least for the duration of the visit. Several prospective suitors for Julia ensue, and Julia must find a way to be herself while still snaring what she wants for herself and for her daughter. Delightful, ridiculous fun. The attitudes toward gender relations are a bit dated, but somehow they are never jarring--perhaps because Julia knows so well how to manipulate them and seems so happy to do so. A good deal fluffier than Angela Thirkell, but still in that sort of a vein. Recommended.
    • 5/5
      Middle-aged Julia, in a flat spot between husbands and lovers, is called to France to help sort out her long-estranged daughter Susan's own romantic affairs. An exceedingly likeable heroine brings this novel to life; one of Margery Sharp's best gentle social satires.