The Shooting Party - Softcover

Colegate, Isabel

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140147306 ISBN 13: 9780140147308

Publisher: Penguin, 1991

Synopsis

A portrayal of the British upper classes before World War I follows the lives of two men and their rivalry in the hunt and in the drawing room

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Review

"The Shooting Party is a lovely piece of writing, in which subtlety, irony, and close observation abound." -- Larry McMurtry

"Poised, wry, lovable, informative . . . An utterly complete rendering of a way of life." --Gail Godwin, author of Queen of the Underworld

"A beautifully crafted novel, remarkably visual and evocative. The characters are caught in stunning images and tableaux that convey the essence of their natures, the sweep of their emotions." --The Washington Post

"The Shooting Party is a lovely piece of writing, in which subtlety, irony, and close observation abound." --Larry McMurtry

About the Author

Isabel Colegate is the acclaimed author of many bestselling books including THE SHOOTING PARTY, THE ORLANDO TRILOGY, THE SUMMER OF THE ROYAL VISIT and most recently, WINTER JOURNEY.

Julian Fellowes was an actor for over twenty years before winning the Academy Award for Writing Original in 2001 for Gosford Park . His novel Snobs was published in 2004.

Edition details

• Publisher: Penguin
• Publication date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0140147306
• ISBN 13: 9780140147308
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 208