Quartet

<p>The quartet at the heart of this delightful novel are the four Gainsborough siblings: beautiful but vain Lorna ultra-sensitive Adrian nature-loving Laurence and thoughtful strange little Jenifer. </p><p>We join them in 1900 - four happy children at the heart of a loving family idolizing their strikingly beautiful mother shrinking from their emotionally damaged Aunt Lena and ill-tempered governess Miss Marchant. As their world widens on the journey to adulthood - through the advent of the motor car the horrors of the First World the trials and tribulations of unrequited love and unfulfilled dreams - they must fight to keep that happiness. But with Lorna compelled to make everyone love her Adrian's artistic genius crippled by over-sensitivity to criticism and Laurence so intent on success in business that he forgets to really live will Jenifer's clear-sighted pragmatism be enough to save them?</p><p>A beautiful exploration of love and family <i>Quartet</i> has a vivid cast of characters worthy of Elizabeth Gaskell and paints a wonderful affectionate portrait of childhood to rival Crompton's <i>Just William.</i></p>