Women of the Powys Circle:
A series of zoom discussions curated and led by Dawn Collins. The first book in the series was Sylvia Townsend Warner, English Climate: Wartime Stories (see past events 2024).
7 January 2025 — Women of the Powys Circle 2
Alyse Gregory, King Log and Lady Lea (Sundial Press)
At 19:00 GMT
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In her second novel, Alyse Gregory recounts the story of Richard and Mary Holland, a married couple whose seemingly conventional relationship is threatened by the arrival on the scene of Celia Linton, once the object of Richard’s attentions several years earlier and now an alluring young woman.
Alyse Gregory was the wife of Llewelyn Powys.
4 March 2025 — Women of the Powys Circle 3
Philippa Powys, Sorrel Barn and The Tragedy of Budvale (Sundial Press)
At 19:00 GMT
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In these two West Country novellas, never before published, Philippa Powys pursued a theme that was central to all her fiction — the entanglement of human passions caused by unrestrained desire.
Philippa Powys (or Katie) was 9th of the Powys siblings.
6 May 2025 — Women of the Powys Circle 4
Gamel Woolsey, Patterns on the Sand (Sundial Press)
At 19:00 GMT
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A poetic novel, recalling Woolsey's South Carolina childhood, where characters grapple with love, loss, and self-discovery. Through vivid imagery and introspective prose, Woolsey explores the intertwining of human emotions and nature, revealing the quiet, enduring patterns that shape lives and relationships over time.
Gamel Woolsey was the lover of Llewelyn Powys, friend of Alyse Gregory, and the wife of Gerald Brenan.
