People Like Us
A Season Among the Upper Classes
$35.19
- Paperback
224 pages
- Release Date
20 May 1998
Summary
Royal Ascot, Henley Regatta, polo at Cowdray Park, public schools, pheasant shooting - it’s a wonderful life, being a member of the English aristocracy. But what is it like to live this wonderful life And what does it feel like to be a regulation-issue, middle-class person, thrust into the centre of this mob and forced to survive This is the position in which Charles Jennings found himself, in PEOPLE LIKE US: the suburban outsider trying to make sense of the closed, privileged, self-indu…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349108520 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0349108528 |
| Author: | Charles Jennings |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Abacus |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 224 |
| Release Date: | 20 May 1998 |
| Weight: | 180g |
| Dimensions: | 198mm x 126mm |
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Critics Review
Wickedly hilarious … a mirror-image of George Orwell.
‘Wickedly hilarious … a mirror-image of George Orwell.’ INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY ‘Catches brilliantly what it is like to feel not really ‘one of them’, whilst retaining a keen eye for the ludicrous…very funny’ SUNDAY TELEGRAPH ‘Made me laugh out loud…piercing observations’ DAILY MAIL ‘Absorbing.’ THE TIMES ‘This is the land of pearls and pinky rings, of silly names and vacuous conversations, every bit as ghastly and amusing as you’d expect.’ SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY ‘It would be easy to accuse Jennings of horrific generalisation and pick hefty holes in his argument, but why bother? It’s all in good fun (unless you’re posh).’ THE GLASGOW HERALD ‘It’s all good, vitriolic fun.’ MAXIM
About The Author
Charles Jennings
Charles Jennings was born in London and was educated there and at Oxford University. He is married with two children and works as a writer and journalist.
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