THE HERITAGE

by Kilen Bromfield Qeld ‧ RELEASE DATE: Feb. 28, 1962

The youngest daughter of Louis Bromfield tells of her ""life with Father"" from the days when they lived (mostly) at Presbytere de St. Ellenne in Senlis, to the reconditioning that made Malabar Farm, to her own marriage and a similar project she and her husband took on in Brazil, to her father's death. Here is the picture of a man of moods, of tyranny, of intense curisoulity and many other qualities; of a mother, withdrawing more and more through the years; of sisters with whom the family way of life, -- travel in Europe, violent activity at the farm, everpresent visitors, and a ""kind of chaos of daily living"", was shared delightedly. The constants were George Hawkins, Bromfield's manager, and Nanny, a reconstructed English governess, and their father's devotion, inherited from his parents, to the land. The picture of the development of the farm, of restoring ruined earth, of the many happenings during the changing seasons, of the terminal points --George's death, their mother's death, Nanny's departure, marriages -- goes from turbulent vigor to sad Joneliness. Disturbing portraits emerge from this fond recall but the insights into the character of this writer and his relations with others have a definite fascination, and the appeal, because of his name and works, should be wide.

Pub Date: Feb. 28, 1962

ISBN: N/A

Page Count: -

Publisher: Harper

Review Posted Online: N/A

Kirkus Reviews Issue: Dec. 15, 1961

Categories: NONFICTION