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Classics · LightA sophisticated young woman takes over a gloomy farm
Cold Comfort Farm
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What it is about
Flora Poste, orphaned at nineteen, goes to live with her relatives at Cold Comfort Farm. Gibbons’s 1932 novel is a comic parody of rural melodrama.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who enjoy classic novels that have stayed in print, with a light mood and a fast pace. It is an easy read.
Themes: Satire · Comedy · Countryside
Screen adaptation
Cold Comfort Farm (1995)
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About the author
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