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Polly Flint is born in the early 1900s and, at six, moves to the remote northeast coast of Yorkshire to live with her spinster aunts. The novel follows her through the century, chronicling her roles as a woman teacher, her feelings of isolation, and her admiration for the solitary hero Robinson Crusoe.
Polly’s story intertwines themes of orphanhood, Jewish refugee experience, and psychological introspection, as she confronts love, loss, and the quiet resilience of rural life. Her enduring connection to Crusoe’s solitary adventure underscores her own struggles for independence and belonging.
First publish date: June 11, 1992
Genre: Psychology/General Psychology
Authors: Jane Gardam
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