"Mary Olivier: A Life" by May Sinclair is a story set in early twentieth-century England. It tells of Mary Olivier, a girl from a wealthy family, and her journey through life, starting from when she was a baby all the way to a young woman. The story looks at what it means to be part of a family, discovering who you are, and the ups and downs of growing up, all from Mary's point of view as she sees and feels things. The story starts with Mary as a little girl, showing her time with her family and describing all that she sees, hears, and feels in her home. Readers see her playing pretend, and the relationships she has with her mom, dad, brothers, and sisters. The book expresses the love, fright, curiosity, and even jealousy that Mary feels, especially when she doesn't agree with what her parents want. This look into Mary's mind shows how complicated it can be to grow up.
Mary Olivier: a Life
By May Sinclair
Follow a young girl from infancy as she contends with family tensions and yearns to define her place in the world.
Summary
About the AuthorMay Sinclair was the pseudonym of Mary Amelia St. Clair, a popular British writer who wrote about two dozen novels, short stories and poetry. She was an active suffragist, and member of the Woman Writers' Suffrage League. She once dressed up as a demure, rebel Jane Austen for a suffrage fundraising event. Sinclair was also a significant critic in the area of modernist poetry and prose, and she is attributed with first using the term 'stream of consciousness' in a literary context, when reviewing the first volumes of Dorothy Richardson's novel sequence Pilgrimage (1915–1967), in The Egoist, April 1918.
May Sinclair was the pseudonym of Mary Amelia St. Clair, a popular British writer who wrote about two dozen novels, short stories and poetry. She was an active suffragist, and member of the Woman Writers' Suffrage League. She once dressed up as a demure, rebel Jane Austen for a suffrage fundraising event. Sinclair was also a significant critic in the area of modernist poetry and prose, and she is attributed with first using the term 'stream of consciousness' in a literary context, when reviewing the first volumes of Dorothy Richardson's novel sequence Pilgrimage (1915–1967), in The Egoist, April 1918.
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