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The Westcotes

Jazyk: Angličtina
Vazba: Brožovaná
Vydavatel: Double9 Books LLP
Dostupnost: Skladem u dodavatele
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The westcotes presents a social and domestic drama centered on family reputation, inherited responsi...

Informace o knize

Jazyk
Angličtina
Vazba
Kniha - Brožovaná
Vydáno
2026
Stránek
104
EAN
9789377507671
ISBN
9377507677
Enbook ID
52768933
Vydavatel
Hmotnost
132
Rozměry
140 x 216 x 6

Kompletní popis

The westcotes presents a social and domestic drama centered on family reputation, inherited responsibility, and romantic expectation within a closely observed provincial community. The narrative examines how status, tradition, and public opinion shape personal choice and private happiness. A well established household stands at the center of local attention, where siblings with contrasting temperaments respond differently to duty, affection, and ambition. Social visits, correspondence, and community events become turning points where intention and misunderstanding collide. The story explores how pride and sensitivity complicate relationships, especially when love must negotiate class awareness and family obligation. Moral judgment, restraint, and emotional growth are emphasized over impulsive action. The setting of a structured English town highlights custom, hierarchy, and the quiet pressures that govern behavior. Through reflective scenes and carefully drawn interactions, the work studies character through response to expectation and disappointment. Broader ideas include honor, self knowledge, loyalty, and reconciliation, presenting family life as a testing ground where social form and genuine feeling must be carefully balanced.