Cruel in the shadow: the chronicles of Invernevis
Famille (récits)
Audio avec voix humaine, Braille avec transcription humaine
Résumé
Tale about domestic turmoil in an aristocratic Scottish household at the turn of the century. After the death of the Laird of Invernevis, son Niall, wounded in the Boer war and emotionally crippled by his father's dislike of him, takes… charge of the difficult family. Some of the other characters include the laird's alcoholic wife; Aunt Carlotta, scourge of the family; frail sister Laura and the scullery-maid Maggie. Some strong language