Tomina in Retreat

This edition has been fully restored with modern typesetting, custom cover design. Tomina Gavin, a sharp-tongued London socialite worn thin by glamour, boredom, and nerves, is told by her doctor that only a long retreat into the country can restore her health. Half amused, half defeated, she allows Dr. Carisbrooke to hide her away in the isolated village of Little Honeycombe, where she arrives on a cold, rain-soaked day determined to be left alone. But the quiet cottage, its flowers and order, and the peaceful garden beyond it begin to work on her almost at once, offering the first breath of comfort she has felt in months. As Tomina settles into rural life, she discovers that recovery is not as simple as rest. Village gossip follows her, errands exhaust her, and her pride is checked by a humiliating fainting spell that brings the local doctor back into her orbit. Around her gather the people who will shape her new life: the practical Susan Jobson, the kindly rector, the troubled landowner Tracy St. Vincent, and the grave, compelling Colonel Norman. Between sharp wit and growing vulnerability, Tomina finds herself drawn into the emotional life of Honeycombe, where solitude, duty, and unexpected connection begin to challenge everything she thought she wanted.