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When Christine Rainwood goes to stay at the pleasant old Border hotel with her friend Rachel their intention is only to take a holiday before setting about the task of deciding their future careers. But for Rachel the hotel itself provides the solution. It is for sale, and she enjoys taking over and trying to make a sucess of it while Christine finds an ideal forestry job nearby, helping Giles Coalville work his newly-inherited but run-down estate. Keeping Giles the employer and Giles the friend in separate compartments proves increasingly difficult for Christine, but she meets more immediate troubles when Rachel comes entirely under the sway of Neil Camberly and his too-enveloping charm. The rift which he attemtps to drive between the two friends is only repaired after heartache and near-disaster, but the presence of Giles is a support for Christine which brings her eventual happiness. |
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But when she discovers that the hotel is up for sale, Rachel plunges in with enthusiasm, and Christine is left to enjoy a job in the local forestry station. And it is then that the troubles begin to play upon the strength of their friendship for although Christine's friend and employer, Giles Coalville, proves too wonderful for words, Rachel's newly-found companion, Neil Camberly, shows himself to be unscrupulous and sleekly over-charming. And the rift he attempts to dive between the two friends is only repaired after many heartaches and hear disaster. Fortunately for Christine, the presence of Giles is a support which brings to her a happiness that proves long-lasting and precious. |
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When Christine Rainwood goes to stay at the pleasant old Border hotel with her friend Rachel their intention is only to take a holiday before setting about the task of deciding their future careers. But for Rachel the hotel itself provides the solution. It is for sale, and she enjoys taking over and trying to make a sucess of it while Christine finds an ideal forestry job nearby, helping Giles Coalville work his newly-inherited but run-down estate. Keeping Giles the employer and Giles the friend in separate compartments proves increasingly difficult for Christine, but she meets more immediate troubles when Rachel comes entirely under the sway of Neil Camberly and his too-enveloping charm. The rift which he attemtps to drive between the two friends is only repaired after heartache and near-disaster, but the presence of Giles is a support for Christine which brings her eventual happiness. |
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No 1128 (1974) She saw the horizon, but missed the flowers at her feet. |