An isolated Yorkshire woman lives nearly a century by the sea, drawing strength from Robinson Crusoe as the modern world transforms around her.
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An isolated Yorkshire woman lives nearly a century by the sea, drawing strength from Robinson Crusoe as the modern world transforms around her.
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A novel which begins at the turn of the 20th century and follows the life of Polly Flint through the century. Polly goes to live on the isolated northeast coast of Yorkshire with her spinster aunts when she is six and remains there into her own old age. Often feeling marooned, she regards Robinson Crusoe as her hero.
What's Inside
will contain mild spoilers
Sexual content
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Unfulfilled attractions and a lost wartime love; no explicit content
Violence & gore
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Off-page wartime deaths and family losses without graphic detail
Profanity
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No evidence found in available sources
Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Pious aunts; recurring faith, duty, and God's-will themes
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic elements present
Occult / demonology
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No occult or demonology content present
Political content
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Women's limited roles; wars and social change as historical backdrop
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Orphanhood, isolation, and lifelong emotional loneliness
Other
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