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The Darling Buds of May: Inspiration for the ITV drama The Larkins starring Bradley Walsh
H. E. Bates
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Description for The Darling Buds of May: Inspiration for the ITV drama The Larkins starring Bradley Walsh
Paperback. A visitor: one Cedric Charlton, Her Majesty's inspector of taxes is visiting to find out why junk-dealer Pop hasn't paid his tax. Mariette takes a shine to 'Charley' - as Pop calls him - and before long the family have introduced him to the delights of country living. In fact, soon Charley can't see any reason to return to the office at all. Num Pages: 144 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 10. Weight in Grams: 108.
'Home looks nice. Allus does though, don't it? Perfick'
And so the Larkins - Pop, Ma, Mariette, Zinnia, Petunia, Primrose, Victoria and Montgomery - return from an outing for fish and chips and ice cream one May evening. There, amid the rustic charms of home, they discover a visitor: one Cedric Charlton, Her Majesty's inspector of taxes.
Mr Charlton is visiting to find out why junk-dealer Pop hasn't paid his tax - but nothing's that simple at the Larkins. Mariette takes a shine to 'Charley' - as Pop calls him - and before long the family have introduced ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
144
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141029672
SKU
V9780141029672
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About H. E. Bates
H. E. Bates was born in 1905 in Northamptonshire. He worked as a journalist and clerk on a local newspaper before publishing his first book, The Two Sisters, when he was twenty. In the next fifteen years he acquired a distinguished reputation for his stories about English country life. During the Second World War he was a Squadron Leader in ... Read more
Reviews for The Darling Buds of May: Inspiration for the ITV drama The Larkins starring Bradley Walsh
A pulsing comedy of country manners. A five-alarm blaze of a book. Just about perfick.
Time
A gently, anarchic wish-fulfilling daydream
The Times
A perfick piece of entertainment
New York Times
A wistful daydream about innocence and happiness
Spectator
Pop Larkin, Ma and their progeny . . . are essentially English of ... Read more
Time
A gently, anarchic wish-fulfilling daydream
The Times
A perfick piece of entertainment
New York Times
A wistful daydream about innocence and happiness
Spectator
Pop Larkin, Ma and their progeny . . . are essentially English of ... Read more