The Old Man's Birthday
Richmal Crompton's adult novels are an absolute delight and every bit as charming as her beloved Just William series. The Old Man's Birthday is both a nostalgic treat for fans of the gentler brand of interwar fiction, and a dry satire of British village life. Matthew Rowston is turning ninety-five. A lovable rogue approaching his dotage, he has very little time for the high moral standards and rigid ideas of propriety espoused by his spinster daughter. Things get interesting when he invites his estranged son, the bright and lively Stephen, and his beautiful partner to his celebratory dinner. Over the course of the day, Matthew walks around th…
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- ISBN: 978-1-5098-1027-7
- EAN: 9781509810277
- Produktnummer: 18676480
- Verlag: Pan Macmillan
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
- Seitenangabe: 256 S.
- Plattform: EPUB
- Masse: 1'248 KB
- Sonstiges: Ab 18 J.
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Richmal Crompton
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