"Wastralls: A Novel" by C. A. Dawson Scott is a story of a woman named Sabina Rosevear, living in Cornwall in the early 1900s. After her father dies, Sabina finds herself in charge of the family farm, Wastralls, where she faces many challenges. The book explores how women were treated back then and the challenges they had to overcome, especially in families. Sabina, now a wife, finds it difficult to follow traditions while married to Leadville Byron, who is troubled by her new disability. The novel shows the difficulties in their marriage and Sabina's resolve to control her destiny in a world run by men.
Wastralls: A Novel
By C. A. (Catharine Amy) Dawson Scott
In a rugged Cornish setting, a determined woman inherits her family's farm and battles societal expectations and her husband's prejudices to forge her own path.
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About the AuthorCatherine Amy Dawson Scott was an English writer, playwright and poet. She is best known as a co-founder of English PEN, one of the world's first non-governmental organisations and among the first international bodies advocating for human rights, and the founding centre of PEN International, a worldwide association of writers. In her later years she became a keen spiritualist.
Catherine Amy Dawson Scott was an English writer, playwright and poet. She is best known as a co-founder of English PEN, one of the world's first non-governmental organisations and among the first international bodies advocating for human rights, and the founding centre of PEN International, a worldwide association of writers. In her later years she became a keen spiritualist.
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