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Lädt ... Matildas letzter Sommer (1983)von Mary Wesley
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Melde dich bei LibraryThing an um herauszufinden, ob du dieses Buch mögen würdest. Keine aktuelle Diskussion zu diesem Buch. Drew me in and spit me out. I suppose the main character's sensuality is one reason for the disdain everyone feels for her. Very British. ( ) I read The Camomile Lawn as a student and, being young and naive, was impressed by its suave, sophisticated, witty characters. With this in mind, I happily snaffled Mary Wesley’s Jumping the Queue when I found it on a bookshop expedition to Winchester with H. Now I wonder whether, if I were to reread The Camomile Lawn, I would find there the negatives that I noticed here alongside the wit and sophistication: detached indifference; clever people behaving horribly to one another; a rather nihilistic view of the world. What, really, is the point? That’s the question we find the recently widowed Matilda Poliport contemplating as the book starts. Carrying a basket of wine, cheese and fresh bread, she’s heading down to the beach for a picnic before she ends it all. When her plans are frustrated, she heads back to a life that she thought she had all neatly tied up; but this time she has an unexpected companion: a soul almost as lost as she is. Be warned. This is not a cosy piece of classic fiction. This is fiction with claws. And teeth... For the full review, please see my blog: https://theidlewoman.net/2019/07/31/jumping-the-queue-mary-wesley/ Mary Wesley writes odd little novels, firmly grounded in her very British-ness, but often with twists and ambiguities that set them apart. Her characters can be unlikeable but never unsympathetic, which is something of a feat in my opinion. This one is about an older woman whose plan to kill herself is thrown into disarray when she meets a younger man hiding from the police after killing his mother. It's about aging and family and how much we really know those closest to us. In these two characters, Wesley explores the misunderstandings and misperceptions of life, as well as its disappointments and quiet joys. This was my fourth novel by this underappreciated author, and I am glad I have several more sitting on my shelves. This book tells the story of Matilda who is interrupted in her suicide attempt when she comes across Hugh who is on the run from the police. Rather than hand him in she takes him home and there the adventures begin. I loved this book which you would think would be depressing given the subject matter but instead is actually very life-affirming in places and full of pathos. I loved the fact that it didn't feel the need to make the character nice but gave them weaknesses and foibles which seemed more realistic. My favourite character was Gus who always made his prescence known. A brilliant first book by this author at the age of 70. keine Rezensionen | Rezension hinzufügen
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Wesleys 1. Roman, den sie 1983 im Alter von 70 Jahren veröffentlichte, war wegen seiner ungewöhnlichen Heldin, seiner provokanten Handlung, seiner derben und direkten Sprache und wegen der amüsanten und boshaften Sichtweise seiner Autorin ein Publikumserfolg. Matilda, über 50 und verwitwet, ist eine Exzentrikerin, die Einsamkeit und Ganter Gus mehr liebt als die Menschen, Familie und Freunde eingeschlossen. Ihren geplanten Selbstmord muß sie jedoch aufschieben, weil sie einem gesuchten "Muttermörder" Zuflucht gewährt. In der kurzen Zeit des Zusammenlebens mit dem jungen Mann, mit dem sie ein flüchtiges sexuelles Abenteuer verbindet, erfährt sie einige schockierende Wahrheiten über sich und ihre Familie. Dies ist das weitaus amüsanteste und witzigste der bisher ins Deutsche übersetzten Wesley-Bücher (s.a. BA 7/92). (Sylvia Schütze)
Matilda hat alles geregelt und geht zu ihrem Lieblingsstrand, um dort in Würde ihrem Leben ein Ende zu machen. Doch da begegnet ihr der Mörder Hugh. Sie beschließt, ihn vor der Polizei zu schützen, doch erkennt fast zu spät, worauf sie sich eingelassen hat. SW: Alter ; SW: Sexualität ; SW: Selbstmord Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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