Wild Strawberries
A Virago Modern Classic
$24.99
- Paperback
288 pages
- Release Date
29 January 2013
Summary
Pretty, impecunious Mary Preston, newly arrived as a guest of her Aunt Agnes at the magnificent wooded estate of Rushwater, falls head over heels for handsome playboy David Leslie. Meanwhile, Agnes and her mother, the eccentric matriarch Lady Emily, have hopes of a different, more suitable match for Mary. At the lavish Rushwater dance party, her future happiness hangs in the balance…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781844088843 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1844088847 |
| Author: | Angela Thirkell, Alexander McCall Smith |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Virago Press Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 288 |
| Release Date: | 29 January 2013 |
| Weight: | 234g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 128mm x 22mm |
| Series: | Virago Modern Classics |
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Critics Review
Charming, very funny indeed. Angela Thirkell is perhaps the most Pym-like of any twentieth-century author, after Pym herself– Alexander McCall Smith
Charming, very funny indeed. Angela Thirkell is perhaps the most Pym-like of any twentieth-century author, after Pym herself – Alexander McCall Smith
If you like Nancy Mitford you’ll love this * Elle Decoration *
A witty romantic comedy and a warm and inviting piece of social satire from this sharply observant and popular writer * Good Book Guide *
With touches of Nancy Mitford, Barbara Pym and PG Wodehouse, Angela Thirkell’s sparkling prose recounts misunderstandings and mishaps in a particularly English way. * Spectator *
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 *
If you like Nancy Mitford you’ll love this * Elle Decoration *
A witty romantic comedy and a warm and inviting piece of social satire from this sharply observant and popular writer * Good Book Guide *
About The Author
Angela Thirkell
Angela Thirkell (1890-1961) wrote many works of fiction and non-fiction, including twenty-nine ‘Barsetshire novels’, which won her great popularity and acclaim. The first of these, HIGH RISING, was published in 1933. Her relatives included Edward Burne-Jones, Rudyard Kipling and Stanley Baldwin, and her godfather was JM Barrie. She was twice married and had four children.
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