Book Overview
'You read her, laughing, and want to do your best to protect her characters from any reality but their own' New York Times It is summer 1939 and the social event of the year is about to take place:... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Mass Market Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0881846015
ISBN13:9780881846010
Release Date:January 1990
Publisher:Carroll & Graf Publishers
Length:306 Pages
Weight:0.40 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 4.2" x 6.9"
Customer Reviews
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For Those Who Like This Sort of Thing...
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
For those who like this sort of thing, it's just the sort of thing they would like. I just happen to be one of those people! Thirkell is reactionary, pro-aristocracy, and writes about the tragedy of the gently fading county gentry in Britain, and how awful it is that they can't maintain their great houses and get servants anymore. I'm not with her politically, but she tells charming tales, mostly about young people falling in love and everybody surviving the War and post-War years. I read "High Rising" first, which is cackle aloud hilarious, assuming the rest would be. They're not, but they're very pleasant.
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