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Draycott proves Fulvia a worthy and complex main character as we follow her from girlhood, playing with dolls dressed as Amazons, to her role as a politician’s wife (or proto mob wife ...

Other characters, notably John Guthrie, Ewan Tavendale, Long Rob and Chae Strachan are also complex figures. Plot Sunset Song is divided into chapters that reflect the cyclical farming year.