Monday, July 7, 2008

Spinster of this parish


Spinster of this parish
by Ann Purser
Round Ring ford, a small and idyllic village, is Ivy's territory and none of its inhabitants escape her vigil at the window of Victoria Villa.
Robert Bates and his girl friend from the town , Mandy Butler, Choir master, Gabriella Jones and her way ward daughter Octavia , the standings at the hall and the Jerk ins's in the council houses all come under her watchful eyes.
As the farming year progresses, the harvest supper and Christmas concert are followed by a funeral and a village wedding.
Ivy weaves her web of cunning, not realizing that she too is caught in its sticky threads.

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