Miranda Seymour on Thrumpton Hall, at 5x15

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Miranda Seymour on Thrumpton Hall, at 5x15

28 Oct 2010

Speakers: Miranda Seymour

Miranda Seymour describes the love of her Father’s life: Thrumpton Hall. As a young man, he was determined to own the house which bewitched him as a child. After marrying Seymour’s mother, they embarked on a heroic endeavour to own and maintain Thrumpton – a true labour of love in post-war Britain. The story of Seymour’s family unfolds through the house. She describes how things turned black; from the building of a power station in sight of the house, to her Father’s 16 year love affair with a man, Robbie. Turning even blacker, Seymour tells of Robbie’s suicide at Thrumpton and her Father’s death from cancer 5 months later. Still living in Thrumpton – a place Seymour says is haunted by her Father – she has written her memoirs as a means of exorcism, using her Mother’s influence throughout the book as a correcting, subconscious voice. Her Mother's response to the book: “My Dear, you've got it all wrong”.