Publisher's Synopsis
Lolly Willowes or The Loving Huntsman is a novel written by Sylvia Townsend Warner. This particular edition is a large print version of the book. The story follows the life of Laura ""Lolly"" Willowes, a woman in her late thirties who lives with her brother and his family in London. Lolly is unhappy with her life and feels trapped in her role as a spinster aunt. When her father dies, she decides to move to the countryside and live independently. There, she discovers a love for nature and begins to explore her own desires and identity. However, she soon realizes that the rural community she has become a part of is not as innocent as it seems. Lolly finds herself drawn into a world of witchcraft and pagan rituals, and must decide whether to embrace this new life or return to her old ways. The novel explores themes of gender roles, societal expectations, and the search for personal fulfillment.(LARGE PRINT EDITION) 1926. Sylvia Townsend Warner's first novel is an enduring, subversive, and lyrical portrait of spinsterhood in post-World War I Britain. Lolly is a single woman and after her father dies, she is moved, as a matter of course, to her brother's house, where she meekly obliges to play caregiver to his children and housemaid to his wife. After 20 years of this life she moves to the rural village of Great Mop. She feels an affinity for the town, the countryside, and her new neighbors. She blossoms emotionally and spiritually, and as she does so, she discovers an important secret: She is a witch, as is everybody else who lives in Great Mop. A graceful read in the tradition of women's fiction and magic realism.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
