Jeremy

In the cathedral city of Polchester, young Jeremy Cole navigates the small triumphs and quiet heartbreaks of Edwardian boyhood alongside his two sisters, Helen and Mary. Their world is populated by unforgettable characters: the formidable Jampot, their steadfast nurse; Hamlet, the stray dog who becomes an unlikely hero; and Uncle Samuel, whose eccentric paintings and peculiar ways make him both a mystery and a comfort. Walpole captures something true about the texture of childhood, the way a birthday feels like the center of the universe, how summer holidays glow with impossible anticipation, the complex hierarchies of sibling affection. This is neither sentimental nostalgia nor simplistic innocence; it's a layered portrait of a particular family in a particular place, written with humor and genuine feeling. For readers who remember what it felt like to be young in a world that seemed both vast and perfectly enclosed, Jeremy offers that rare thing: a book that understands.