Candleford Green

By: Flora Thompson

Narrated by: Karen Cass

Now in her early teens, Laura moves to the village of Candleford Green to work in the post office under the tutelage of her cousin Dorcas Lane, and grow into womanhood.

In Candleford Green, new ideas and new ways are coming in from the outside world, from Dorcas' famous telegraph machine to the scandalous sight of ladies riding bicycles. There are also new people entering Laura's life: the curmudgeonly old servant Zillah, the grand Sir Thomas, the Irish Harvesters and the ardent young gamekeeper Philip White.

As Laura adjusts to this world, the traditions and ways of her country childhood seem further and further away - and a different future beckons.

©1941 Flora Thompson (P)2019 Soundings

Living history

I love this series. It’s like experiencing a living history museum and glancing into the now extinct ways of the past. However, the different characters show that people are still people, with all their eccentricities, no matter which year they live in. I deeply enjoyed the readers voice. It was perfect for this story.