这段故事啊,说的是19世纪末期英国牛津郡的雀起乡和烛镇。就是通过一个十几岁的姑娘Laura Timmins的眼睛,我们看到了那时候农民、手工艺人和乡绅的日子。Laura离开了雀起乡,跑到烛镇跟当地邮局的女老板Dorcas Lane一起生活。在那个时期的牛津郡乡下,劳拉这个女主角就把雀起乡和烛光镇这两个风格完全不同的小镇故事给串联起来了。雀起乡的人保守,怀旧,而烛光镇因为集市热闹,感觉像是往未来奔去。这两个女人在一起,互相扶持,互相了解,她们之间的友情成了故事的重点。虽然她们来自不同的阶级,但这片英国的田园风光还是挺美的。故事里面既有社区生活的温暖和谐,也让人思考不同阶层之间的冲突和和解
1.Christmas for the whole family 2.Mr.JD and Minnie 3.Dorcas ran for congress as a woman but lost 4.when the priest dead,the unitary son who was not named God attended the funeral 5.everyone loves babies 6.Dorcas is ill and Laura helps administer 7.Laura falled in love with the new watchmaker 8.Mr.JD's mistress wreaks havoc on the Candleford 9.the Park Rise and the Fedlaw 10.Officer Patterson cheated on Miss Peal 11.Alf and Nan fall in love 12.Tomas and Margaret got married,Mr.JD's son Sidney stays at the post office well,love,no lookism and no sex are some of this art production's characteristics.and this characteristic is same with Jane Austen's. we can find love's greatness in this.seems like God in the love--because u can find how lucky we live in a love environment.