Mothering Sunday

A luminous, intensely moving tale that begins with a secret lovers' assignation in the spring of 1924, then unfolds to reveal the whole of a remarkable life.

Twenty-two-year-old Jane Fairchild has worked as a maid at an English country house since she was sixteen. For almost all of those years she has been the clandestine lover to Paul Sheringham, young heir of a neighboring house. The two now meet on an unseasonably warm March day—Mothering Sunday—a day that will change Jane's life forever.

As the narrative moves back and forth from 1924 to the end of the century, what we know and understand about Jane—about the way she loves, thinks, feels, sees, remembers—expands with every vividly captured moment. Her story is one of profound self-discovery, and through her, Graham Swift has created an emotionally soaring, deeply affecting work of fiction.

O poveste luminoasa, intens miscatoare, care incepe cu atributia unui iubit secret in primavara anului 1924, apoi se desfasoara pentru a dezvalui intreaga viata remarcabila. Jane Fairchild, in varsta de douazeci si doi de ani, a lucrat ca femeie de serviciu la o casa de tara engleza de cand avea saisprezece ani. Aproape toti acei ani a fost iubita clandestina a lui Paul Sheringham, tanar mostenitor al unei case vecine.