But believing himself responsible for the farm, and shunning vanity, he makes everyone else unhappy. She finds out that her cousin Judith, is morose and depressed while Judith’s husband, Amos, wants to be the leader of his own, somewhat “Pentecostal” religion, the Quivering Brethren. Flora’s desire is to find out what was the ancient wrong which was “done to” her father and why the resulting doom lay over the Starkadder farm. The Starkadders are an assortment of rustic, uncouth, truly eccentric and quite possibly mad characters, each with a secret or not-so-secret heart's desire. Flora chooses to stay for a while with the Starkadder branch of the family on their rundown farm. While the smattering of responses are generally unsuitable, one is intriguing. Flora sends letters to her country relatives. Mary suggests anything else, including beekeeping.ĭue to her relative lack of means, her city-based relations show no interest. Flora initially aspires to be a writer, deciding that the only way for her to live whilst researching her writing is to stay with one of her many “dreadful” relatives. ( April 2022) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message)Īfter the death of her parents, young Flora Poste goes to stay with her friend, the eccentric divorcee Mrs. You can provide one by editing this article.

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Christmas at cold comfort farm