The Musgraves

<p><em>How old you can grow in three years! It is only a fraction of time but to Esther Musgrave it seemed longer than all the rest of her life put together. In three years she had become an entirely different person-or so she felt.</em></p><p>Following the death of her beloved husband Esther believes she will never be happy again. But soon her natural buoyancy and the problems and adventures of her three daughters-difficult unmarried Delia cheerful and practical Margaret and young Kate just out of school-bring her pleasure and purpose anew. The local Dramatic Club's troubled new production the arrival of an attractive widow with a hint of scandal about her the return of Esther's long-estranged stepson and Kate's perilous rendezvous with a young ne'er-do-well whom Stevenson fans will recognize from her earlier bestseller <em>The Tall Stranger</em>-all provide drama laughter and joy to the reader as well as to Esther herself.</p><p>First published in 1960 and set in the Cotswolds <em>The Musgraves</em> is one of D.E. Stevenson's most lively and entertaining tales of family and village life. This new edition features an autobiographical sketch by the author.</p><p><br></p><p>Miss Stevenson has her own individual and charming way of seeing things. Western Mail</p>