If Winter Comes

"If Winter Comes" by A. S. M. Hutchinson is a story that takes place in a small village in the early 1900s. It centers around Mark Sabre, a thoughtful man in his thirties, and his complicated marriage to Mabel. The book explores how people are expected to act in society and shows the challenges that happen when two people have very different ideas about life, especially because Mabel's background is different from Mark's. Early conversations show Mark as someone who thinks deeply about things, just like he did when he was younger, while also introducing the charming village setting. The beginning of the novel shows that Mark and Mabel are not always in agreement, and this hint at problems to come as the relationship unfolds.