“A vicious, witty novel.” —<i>New York Times </i><br /><br />“Waugh’s technique is relentless and razor-edged…By any standard it is super satire.” —<i>Chicago Daily News<br /></i><br />“The most mature and the best written novel that Mr. Waugh has yet produced.” —<i>New Statesman & Nation </i><br /><br />“A story both tragic and hilariously funny, that seems to move along without aid from its author…Unquestionably the best book Mr. Waugh has written.” —<i>Saturday Review </i>
'A whole Gothic world had come to grief . . .'Beautiful Lady Brenda Last lives at Hetton Abbey, a crumbling Gothic monstrosity that is her husband Tony's pride and joy. Bored and restless after seven years of marriage, she drifts into an affair with a worthless young socialite. Abandoning the country for the glamorous yet shallow London scene, Brenda imagines divorce will bring happiness. Instead she and Tony feel lost and isolated - victims of the wreckless times in which they live . . .
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“A vicious, witty novel.” —New York Times “Waugh’s technique is relentless and razor-edged…By any standard it is super satire.” —Chicago Daily News“The most mature and the best written novel that Mr. Waugh has yet produced.” —New Statesman & Nation “A story both tragic and hilariously funny, that seems to move along without aid from its author…Unquestionably the best book Mr. Waugh has written.” —Saturday Review
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Produktdetaljer
ISBN
9780241970553
Publisert
2014
Utgiver
Vendor
Penguin Books Ltd
Vekt
176 gr
Høyde
181 mm
Bredde
111 mm
Dybde
19 mm
Aldersnivå
01, G, 01
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Heftet
Antall sider
320
Forfatter