# Alienation and Disquiet in Lolly Willowes

> Theme guide for Lolly Willowes by Sylvia Townsend Warner.

Laura experiences a recurring autumnal restlessness and sense of unease, feeling alienated from her London life and family; this disquiet drives her toward the wild, lonely places that promise a more authentic existence.

## Where it surfaces

- [II](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/lolly_willowes_se/chapters/ii): Laura experiences a recurrent autumnal disquiet in London, feeling a sense of alienation that drives her secret expeditions. Her move to Great Mop is partly an attempt to escape this unease, though she finds a different kind of quiet there.

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