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Synopsis
A young woman experiences the entanglements of love gained and lost and attempts to order her life in a small village in the gently rolling hills of Barsetshire
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Review
Charming, very funny indeed. Angela Thirkell is perhaps the most Pym-like of any twentieth-century author, after Pym herself (Alexander McCall Smith)
Appealing (Glasgow Sunday Herald)
A smart new edition . . . A terrific holiday story (The Lady)
A delightfully entertaining comedy of manners. Full of period charm and witty authorial comment (Good Book Guide)
To be so witty and charming yet also so brilliantly brusque and practical as Laura Morland is my new year's resolution (Pippa Wright, author of The Foster Husband)
Charming, very funny indeed. Angela Thirkell is perhaps the most Pym-like of any twentieth-century author, after Pym herself. (Alexander McCall Smith)
Appealing. (Glasgow Sunday Herald)
A smart new edition . . . A terrific holiday story. (The Lady)
A delightfully entertaining comedy of manners. Full of period charm and witty authorial comment. (Good Book Guide)
Book Description
The first of Angela Thirkell's brilliantly satirical English comedies set in the fictional county of Barsetshire, High Rising is now available as a Virago Modern Classic. Perfect for fans of Stella Gibbons, PG Wodehouse or EF Benson.
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High Rising Barsetshire series
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High Rising
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Carroll & Graf Publishers Inc, 1997
ISBN 10: 0786704225
ISBN 13: 9780786704224
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Paperback. Condition: Fair. The first of Angela Thirkell's strikingly satirical English comedies set in the fictional county of BarsetshireSuccessful lady novelist Laura Morland and her boisterous young son Tony set off to spend Christmas at her country home in the sleepy surrounds of High Rising. But Laura's wealthy friend and neighbor George Knox has taken on a scheming secretary whose designs on marriage to her employer threaten the delicate social fabric of the village. Can clever, practical Laura rescue George from Miss Grey's clutches and, what's more, help his daughter Miss Sibyl Knox to secure her longed-for engagement?Utterly charming and very funny, High Rising is irresistible comic entertainment. Seller Inventory # CIN0786704225A
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ISBN 10: 0786704225
ISBN 13: 9780786704224
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