Lolly Willowesampnbspis a satirical comedy of manners incorporating elements of fantasy. It is the story of a middleaged spinster who moves to a country village to escape her controlling relatives and takes up the practice ofampnbspwitchcraft.ampnbspThe novel opens at the turn of the twentieth century with Laura Willowes moving from Somerset to London to live with her brother Henry and his family. The move comes in the wake of the death of Lauras father Everard with whom she lived at the family home Lady Place. Lauras other brother James moves into Lady Place with his wife and his young son Titus with the intention to continue the familys brewing business. However James dies suddenly of a heart attack and Lady Place is rented out with the view that Titus once grown up will return to the home and run the business.After twenty years of being a livein aunt Laura finds herself feeling increasingly stifled both by her obligations to the family and by living in London. When shopping for flowers on the Moscow Road Laura decides she wishes to move to theampnbspChiltern Hillsampnbspand buying a guidebook and map to the area she picks the village of Great Mop as her new home. Against the wishes of her extended family Laura moves to Great Mop and finds herself entranced and overwhelmed by the chalk hills and beech woods. Though sometimes disturbed by strange noises at night she settles in and befriends her landlady and a poultry farmer.After a while Titus decides to move from his lodgings in Bloomsbury to Great Mop and be a writer rather than managing the family business. Tituss renewed social and domestic reliance on Laura makes her feel frustrated that even living in the Chilterns she cannot escape the duties expected of women. When out walking she makes a pact with a force that she takes to be Satan to be free from such duties. On returning to her lodgings she discovers a kitten whom she takes to be Satans emissary and names him Vinegar in reference to an old picture of wit