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Notwithstanding: Stories from an English Village
Louis de Bernieres
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Description for Notwithstanding: Stories from an English Village
Paperback. Introduces the village of Notwithstanding where a lady dresses in plus fours and shoots squirrels, a retired general gives up wearing clothes altogether, a spiritualist lives in a cottage with the ghost of her husband, and people think it quite natural to confide in a spider that lives in a potting shed. Num Pages: 352 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 22. Weight in Grams: 250.
Welcome to the village of Notwithstanding, where a lady dresses in plus fours and shoots squirrels, a retired general gives up wearing clothes altogether, a spiritualist lives in a cottage with the ghost of her husband, and people think it quite natural to confide in a spider that lives in a potting shed. Based on de Bernières' recollections of the village he grew up in, Notwithstanding is a funny and moving depiction of a charming vanished England.
Welcome to the village of Notwithstanding, where a lady dresses in plus fours and shoots squirrels, a retired general gives up wearing clothes altogether, a spiritualist lives in a cottage with the ghost of her husband, and people think it quite natural to confide in a spider that lives in a potting shed. Based on de Bernières' recollections of the village he grew up in, Notwithstanding is a funny and moving depiction of a charming vanished England.
Product Details
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Number of Pages
400
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099542025
SKU
V9780099542025
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-30
About Louis de Bernieres
Louis de Bernières is the best-selling author of Captain Corelli's Mandolin. His most recent novels are Birds Without Wings and A Partisan's Daughter.
Reviews for Notwithstanding: Stories from an English Village
A funny, astute and moving depiction of a charming vanished England
Corrine Buxton
BBC Countryfile
A delightful collection...exquisitely told
Clare Colvin
Daily Mail
Comic, benignly forgiving and shot through with threads of nostalgic regret
Independent
A timely examination of the charming and, at time, heart-wrenchingly sad aspects of English village life...testament to ... Read more
Corrine Buxton
BBC Countryfile
A delightful collection...exquisitely told
Clare Colvin
Daily Mail
Comic, benignly forgiving and shot through with threads of nostalgic regret
Independent
A timely examination of the charming and, at time, heart-wrenchingly sad aspects of English village life...testament to ... Read more