The White Carnation
by R C. Sherriff

Name: The White Carnation
Brand: R C. Sherriff
SKU: 9781783190782
Rating: 3.9 (18 reviews)

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Highlights

Medium Cast

Female

Male

British Mystery

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the engaging nature of this Christmas ghost play, highlighting its deep emotional themes and clever writing. The mastery of R.C. Sherriff in character development and storytelling draws many in, making it a memorable experience despite its somber backdrop.

Engaging and entertaining storyMasterful character developmentDeep emotional themesSome find the themes too somber.

Synopsis

"There have been strange rumours about this house.

Although it was in a state of ruin, lights were seen in the windows every Christmas Eve: music was heard: voices and laughter..."

The first production in sixty years of R. C. Sherriff's supernatural drama.

Christmas Eve, 1951.

As Britain rebuilds itself after the war, John Greenwood has it all – a successful business, a beautiful house and an aristocratic wife.

But as he bids farewell to the guests leaving his annual Christmas party, a gust of wind slams the front door shut, starting a chain of events that makes him doubt everything he has ever known...

From the writer of one of the 20th century's most acclaimed plays, Journey's End, The White Carnation is a ghostly tale of one man's chance to do things differently.

ThemesDrama (dramatic works by one author)