Great Meadow An Evocation (Audible Audio Edition) Dirk Bogarde Audible Studios Books
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From 1927 to 1934 Dirk Bogarde lived in a remote cottage in the Sussex Downs with his sister, Elizabeth, and their devoted but strict nanny, Lally. This was a time of the gleaning at the end of the summer, of harvests and harvest mice, of oil lamps, of wells, and of incredible childhood adventures.
Seen through the eyes of an innocent, shrewd young boy, Great Meadow recaptures an idyllic childhood, a time of love and gentleness, with its sounds and scents intact, while the world beyond prepared for war. This is the sequel to the first volume of Dirk Bogarde's autobiography, A Postillion Struck by Lightning.
Great Meadow An Evocation (Audible Audio Edition) Dirk Bogarde Audible Studios Books
I bought 'Great Meadow' as I had decided to read all of Bogarde's autobiographies, this being number five (just about to begin number seven 'Cleared for take off')This book continues on from where the first part of 'Postilion struck by lightning' (his first autobigraphy) ends. Written in the same style, from the view point of a 12 year old, and very well done indeed! This is a period in his life that he looks back on with much fondness and he terms as his 'halcyon years', summers spent with his sister and nanny at their summer cottage on the Sussex Downs.
So if you enjoyed the first part of 'Postilion struck by lightning' then there is no doubt you'll enjoy 'Great Meadow'. An evocation it definitely is, of a time before television, computers and living in a modern technological society removed a certain charm and innocence from childhood.
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Great Meadow An Evocation (Audible Audio Edition) Dirk Bogarde Audible Studios Books Reviews
This is an utterly charming book on tape. It consists of a compilation of memories of Dirk Bogarde's childhood, which was spent with his younger sister and nanny in a lovely English village. The worries and concerns as well as the joys of this small boy are captured in this delightful memoir. Alas, I finished listening to the last tape on the day Dirk Bogarde died. What a lovely gift he has given us; his memories and his reading of this tape.
For me, memories of childhood are mostly snippets evoked by an old picture, a smell, a sound. These evocations have the feel of truth although my intellect tells me to be suspicious. Less often, and less reliably, I consciously recall ancient (yes, the word is usually accurate) events from my memory "banks". In a number of cases, there is good evidence from relatives that "my" memories have been embellished, or even invested. I cannot recall a single instance where I can reconstruct a sequence of activity over a number of days - much as I would like to.
Thus, I read Dirk Bogarde's enchanting book as delightful literary fiction. If it is autobiography, then Dirk's memory banks are extraordinary. More likely, the story deserves that common subtitle "based on a true story".
My pleasure in the reading arose from the charm of the detailed portrait of tranquil, rural lifestyle from a child's naive but fresh perspective. As always, the sense that it is substantially true adds to the vibrancy (otherwise why would so many writers add that prominent subtext ?).
We live with Dirk through the chores and challenges of daily life at the family holiday house in Great Meadow, Sussex where they are cared for by their nanny in the absences of their "well to do" London based parents.
Dirk weaves structure into the account with a number of extended themes such as Dirk's relationship with his sister, his nanny's romantic relationship, as well as a refugee bring a hint of the impending world war. The narrator's also shows character development - starting as a precocious child of 6 and ending the book with a developing self-awareness.
A delightful and relaxing read.
I bought 'Great Meadow' as I had decided to read all of Bogarde's autobiographies, this being number five (just about to begin number seven 'Cleared for take off')
This book continues on from where the first part of 'Postilion struck by lightning' (his first autobigraphy) ends. Written in the same style, from the view point of a 12 year old, and very well done indeed! This is a period in his life that he looks back on with much fondness and he terms as his 'halcyon years', summers spent with his sister and nanny at their summer cottage on the Sussex Downs.
So if you enjoyed the first part of 'Postilion struck by lightning' then there is no doubt you'll enjoy 'Great Meadow'. An evocation it definitely is, of a time before television, computers and living in a modern technological society removed a certain charm and innocence from childhood.
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