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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Condition: Very Good. Minimal wear to cover. Pages clean and binding tight. shelf wear. bumped edges. Paperback. Seller Inventory # EB3-01659
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Carroll & Graf Pub, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1989
ISBN 10: 0881844632
ISBN 13: 9780881844634
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Seller: Village Books and Music, Medford, OR, U.S.A.
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Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. First Thus. Pocket paperback. Spine reinforced with tape. Bumping along edges/corners; minor general shelf wear to cover. Pages tight; clean/unmarked. 282 pages. PO's name in ink on ffep. First edition 1989. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Seller Inventory # 0806005