An insight into The Adventures of the Six Cousins: Two Exciting Adventure Stories – When the children of Mistletoe Farm learn that their cousins’ beautiful town house has burned down they feel terribly sad. None-the-less Jane, Jack and Susan are nervous about sharing their ramshackle farm with the snooty Melisande, Cyril and Roderick and soon the sparks fly between the six cousins as they struggle to adjust to their new life – but they enjoy lots of country adventures along the way.
- Six Cousins at Mistletoe Farm
- Six Cousins Again
Six Cousins at Mistletoe Farm and Six Cousins Again are books that most decidedly have not been aimed at children; it is for women particularly Mothers and wives.
It is the story of Linnie and of Rose…
Linnie is the very hard working wife of a farmer with three children. The linchpin of her house as well as their very large farm.
Despite the farmhouse having no basic comforts such as electricity, Linnie works extremely hard to keep the house going with good meals and her support at all times for her husband. This strong bond is what keeps the farm prosperous.
On the other hand Rose is a town person who needs the good things a town/city has to offer. She is totally unsuited to being a farmer’s wife, but that can be remedied with time and patience, sadly Rose lacks the fortitude and disregards her husband who works very hard to keep things going. She does not bother about the money she wastes on frivolous things but after some extremely rude shocks, Rose does change…
