Dancing with the Daffodils
| Fanfiction | |
|---|---|
| Title: | Dancing with the Daffodils |
| Author(s): | Greer Watson |
| Date(s): | 16 April 2012 |
| Length: | 810 words |
| Genre(s): | backstory |
| Fandom(s): | Mary Renault |
| Relationship(s): | |
| External Links: | "Dancing with the Daffodils" |
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"Dancing with the Daffodils" is a short story by Greer Watson based on Mary Renault's 1953 novel The Charioteer. It takes place before the third chapter of the book, in the spring of 1940 when Laurie is in the army. The story is set in the village where his mother lives, and is seen from the perspective of the new vicar, Mr Straike.
Synopsis
As he takes the Sunday service, the vicar finds himself distracted by thoughts of Mrs Odell, whom he finds a charming and attractive woman.
Background
"Dancing with the Daffodils" was written for the Sunday Tea Challenge of 1 April 2012 to the prompt “rising sap”. It was posted to the maryrenaultfics LiveJournal community in a members-locked post on 16 April 2012 and shortly thereafter placed on the author's website.
Comments
Comments on the story include the following:
- "This is so lovely and, not still, certainly, but there's a low build to it that's breathtaking."—comment by toujours_nigel
- "I wouldn't have thought of this character for Spring (or sap), but reading this, now, I can't imagine why."—comment by my_cnnr
- "Actually, this idea popped immediately into my head as soon as I read the prompt. If you think of it, after all, this is very likely around the time that Straike started to notice Lucy. As a recent widower, I doubt if he'd have done so earlier."—response by greerwatson