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Synopsis
Freddie, the elderly proprietress of the Temple Stage School for children, attempts to outwit two successful businessmen who are interested in taking over the school
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Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with minor wear. Ex-library with all the usual stamps etc.
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‘Reading a Penelope Fitzgerald novel is like being taken for a ride in a peculiar kind of car. Everything is of top quality – the engine, the coachwork and the interior all fill you with confidence. Then, after a mile or so, someone throws the steering-wheel out of the window.’ Sebastian Faulks
‘Wise and ironic, funny and humane, Fitzgerald is a wonderful, wonderful writer.’ David Nicholls
‘A jewel of a book.’ Daily Mail
‘The wit is crisp and dry, scenes and characters are deftly skewered. Whether you view the theatre as a noble passion or a wasting disease, you are equally certain to be regaled.’ Guardian
‘Enjoy the knowingness of the awful children, the weary fumblings of the professional actors, the constant witticisms at the expense of pretentious directors. An enjoyable, sharp novel...a delicious refreshment.’ Margaret Forster
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- PublisherDavid R Godine Pub
- Publication date1985
- ISBN 10 0879234393
- ISBN 13 9780879234393
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages213
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At Freddie's
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Godine Publisher, David R., 1985
ISBN 10: 0879234393
ISBN 13: 9780879234393
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Condition: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 3601635-20
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At Freddie's
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hardcover. Condition: Good. Binding is unblemished, text block is clean, boards straight, without highlights or markings. Mild rubbing/chipping to dust wrapper edges. Previous library copy with usual markings/stickers or stamps. Well packaged and promptly shipped from California. Partnered with Friends of the Library since 2010. Seller Inventory # 1LAGBP001YRO
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At Freddie's
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. "Freddie's" is the familiar name of the Temple Stage School, which supplies London's West End theaters with child actors for everything from Shakespeare to musicals to the Christmas pantomime. Its proprietress, Freddie Wentworth, is a formidable woman of unknown age and murky background who brings anyone she encounters under her spell -- so common an occurrence that it is known as "being Freddied." At her school, we meet dour Pierce, a teacher hopelessly smitten with enchanting Hannah; Jonathan, a child actor of great promise, and his slick rival Mattie; and Joey Blatt, who has wicked plans to rescue Freddie's from insolvency. Up to its surprising conclusion, At Freddie's is thoroughly beguiling. Solid binding. Moderate edgewear on the boards. Please note the image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item. Book. Seller Inventory # 123641740
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At Freddie's
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David R. Godine Publisher, 1985
ISBN 10: 0879234393
ISBN 13: 9780879234393
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Hardcover. Condition: USED Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Jacket. First Edition. First American Edition. Dust jacket has some mild shelf wear, not price clipped, now in protective bro-dart. Clean and tight. A few pages are slightly bent. Seller Inventory # 573734
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At Freddie's
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David R. Godine Publisher, Boston, 1985
ISBN 10: 0879234393
ISBN 13: 9780879234393
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Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Boston: David R. Godine Publisher, [1985]. First American Edition Stated. Octavo; publisher's cloth-backed boards in pictorial dust jacket retaining original price; [4],213pp. A hint of shelf wear, else a Near Fine copy. The author's first published appearance in the United States, six years after she was awarded the Booker Prize for her novel "Offshore.". Seller Inventory # 30380
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At Freddie's (First Edition, Review Copy)
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David R. Godine, Boston, 1985
ISBN 10: 0879234393
ISBN 13: 9780879234393
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First Edition. First Edition, preceded by the First UK Edition published by Collins in 1982. REVIEW COPY, with publisher's review materials laid in. The author's fifth novel, about a declining stage school for children in London. Fine in an about Fine dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 156971
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