Floral Whispers by Polly Hart.

 Hightown Writers Workshop welcomes all young writers who want to hone their writing skills with us.

Welcome Polly!

Polly has responded to our June 2020 writing theme (#6) and has created all the characters for her story which we look forward to reading!

Addison Blumsworth was an ancient butler who served the Liévre household. They were a wealthy family who had moved from the busy French cities to lead a life in a quiet mansion in the British countryside. The master of the house was Renard   with his radiant wife Elise and two children, Claire and Raphael. They also had main staff that took care of the house and the young children.

Renard Liévre was a very handsome man of age 34 and owned a well paying business.

There were four main staff that would care for the family which included a maid, gardener, chef and nanny. The maid was fair skinned Lisa Kilton. She was tall and had beautiful silk black hair that flowed beautifully as she walked. She had graciously been offered the job by Mrs Liévre since she was great acquaintances with her sickly mother.

Then there was the gardener, Morris Brimsby. He was a stout and bearded old man with salt and peppered hair. Wrinkles were carved on his face as well as an everlasting smile. He had kind blue eyes and an even kinder personality and the Liévre children adored him, often referring to him as uncle. He took great pride in tending to the garden and teaching young Claire and Raphael how to keep and maintain their plants. The family had a great relationship with the old man and had gifted him his own small cabin to live on the estate.

Next of the staff was the family’s nanny, Rosanna Pansino. She was a small brunette with emerald eyes that sparkled with life. She had moved from America and intended to earn enough money to finally open her own bakery. Elise had hired her after they had met in a tailor and discussed a little about their lives and she wanted to help Pansino achieve her dreams. Her sweet and tough personality mixed very well with the children’s cheeky behaviours and meant they would listen to her without doubt.

After Pansino, is Louis Dubois. He was a tall blond man with a constant stern expression. He had moved from France with the family and spoke very minimal English. If ever he did talk, he would be yelling in French at the staff or children for trespassing in the kitchen. He had a piercing cold and grey gaze that was like that of a hawk. The children had created a game called ‘faucon en colère’ where they would sneak into the kitchen and steal snacks like nuts and fruit without Louis finding out. If he were to catch them then the other would have to receive as many punches to the shoulder for how many times Louis had cursed at them. Their mother Elise despised their game and did everything to encourage them not to but they simply had too much fun in the thrill.