The last novel in Angela Thirkell’s beloved series of modern Barsetshire chronicle is a happy concoction indeed, returning readers – in stylish and comic comfort – to pleasant haunts in the company of a large and familiar cast of gentry and clergy. The teas and tête-à-têtes come fast and furious, beginning with the gathering Mrs. Morland (author of the wildly popular Madame Koska mysteries) convenes at her home in High Rising. Soon the attention of the entire community is drawn to the christening of the first child of Lady William Harcourt (readers of previous Thirkell novels will remember her as Edith Graham), and a new life sets the stage for new love – at all ages, just as the title promises.

Praise for Love At All Ages

“Love and marriage — and delightful eccentrics — thrive in Angela Thirkell’s fictitious English county of Barsetshire. In this novel, Lady Gwendolyn Harcourt, sister of the Duke of Towers, marries elderly Rev. Oriel of Harefield, while a romance prospers between Lord Mellings and Lavinia Merton. Thirkell’s gently meandering account of the diversions of Barsetshire society leaves nothing to be desired.” — New York Herald Tribune

“This book’s greatest delight is in its wise or amusing observations on life tucked in as thick as raisins in a rich cake.” - Chicago Sunday Tribune

“[Angela Thirkell's] sense of ludicrous is enchanting. Perhaps, above all, it is her basic human kindness and her remarkable insight into the delicate relationship between parents and adolescent and grown children that endear her books to so many people.” – The New York Times

About the Author: Angela Thirkell

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