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Lädt ... Cold Comfort Farm. (1932)von Stella Gibbons
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Loved this book so much! Hilarious and touching. ( ![]() Rather funny satirical novel turning the tables on a gothic countryside epic. A truly messed up bunch of people. Fortunately Flora Poste comes along with her trusty guidebook, "The Higher Common Sense," and begins work to set everyone to rights. I gave this one a 3 because it is well-written. Unfortunately, I did not like the premise of the book - which is a parody and explains that. A single young woman goes to live with her country relatives on a mission to fix them. I really did find it condescending, which I do believe is exactly what the author intended. It just made me uncomfortable. What an utter delight. I did most of this on audio, and the reader, Anna Massey, was fantastic. When I started this book, I laughed so much I ordered a print copy from the library so I could read it out loud to my husband too. Now, having finished it, I believe this is one I'll need to buy and keep handy for emergencies. Gibbons brings to mind the qualities of many of my favorites: the linguistic gymnastics of Wodehouse and the witty social commentary of Wilde and Austen. This has been on my to-read list for a long time, and I'm glad I finally got to it. Wonderful funny book how a fashionable young woman orphan lives with her dreary cousins and manages to change their lives. Gehört zur ReiheGehört zu VerlagsreihenBearbeitet/umgesetzt inIst gekürzt inIst eine Parodie vonInspiriertHat als Erläuterung für Schüler oder Studenten
Flora has been expensively educated to do everything but earn her own living. When she is orphaned at 20, she decides her only option is to go and live with her relatives, the Starkadders, at Cold Comfort Farm. What relatives though. Flora feels it incumbent upon her to bring order into the chaos. Keine Bibliotheksbeschreibungen gefunden. |
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![]() GenresMelvil Decimal System (DDC)823.912 — Literature English {except North American} English fiction Modern Period 1901-1999 1901-1945Klassifikation der Library of Congress [LCC] (USA)BewertungDurchschnitt:![]()
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