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Name: The lovely day
Rating: 5 (2 reviews)
Author: Dorothy Evelyn Smith

📘 The lovely day by Dorothy Evelyn Smith

During a bright summer morning, a church choir takes a bus trip to the coast, and the village’s characters mingle in a tale of longing and conflict. A disfigured war veteran, embittered by his past, sets his sights on an innocent girl. The farmer, meanwhile, feels bound by his family duties and cannot offer her marriage. Among the other villagers are the vicar and his overburdened wife, Rose's enthusiastic younger brother who dreams of owning a dog, a spinster who still yearns for love, and many others whose individual hopes and frustrations come to light. The story unfolds against the timeless, warm backdrop of a day devoted at once to holiday and to the people’s quiet battles.

First publish date: 1957

Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction

Authors: Dorothy Evelyn Smith

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