The Larkin family's rich spirit is tested when Pop has a heart attack in this series finale by the author of The Darling Buds of May. Pop Larkin enjoys the finer things in life, like good food and drink, but too much of it leads him to a mild heart attack. Placed on bedrest and an uncharacteristically strict diet, the family patriarch soon finds himself in low spirits. As nurses try their hand at helping Pop get well, Ma pursues alternative remedies. And Primrose, meanwhile, is in hot pursuit of the dashing Mr. Candy. But when it is discovered the government has plans to run a railroad through the Larkins' home, it is all hands on deck as the Larkins, their community, and even Pop rise up to prove that the country way of life is always worth fighting for . . . Praise for the Pop Larkin Chronicles "The Larkins live—these novels please us by escaping definition." — The Guardian "Like Wodehouse's Jeeves, Bates' Larkins must continue in their own delightful milieu—in this case the Kentish countryside." — The New York Times

Ｈ・Ｅ・ベイツが描くラーキン一家の物語は、単なる田園喜劇ではありません。本作で突きつけられるのは、生を謳歌する代償としての病と、迫り来る近代化の波です。ポップという生命力の塊が直面する試練は、真の豊かさとは何かを我々に問いかけます。五感を刺激する濃密な描写は、ページを捲るたびに大地の匂いや芳醇な酒の香りを運んでき、読者を幸福な陶酔へと誘うでしょう。 映像版では牧歌的な美しさが際立ちますが、原作が持つ心理的深みは格別です。画面越しの風景に対し、活字は人間の欲望や誇りといった内面の熱量をより鮮烈に描き出します。映像と小説、双方が補完し合うことで、古き良き英国の魂が多層的に立ち上がる至高の体験をぜひ堪能してください。