A Breath of French Air
Inspiration for the ITV drama The Larkins starring Bradley Walsh
$21.98
- Paperback
144 pages
- Release Date
3 May 2018
Summary
“I should like to go to France,” said Ma. “God Almighty,” Pop said. “What for?” “For a holiday of course,” Ma said. “I think it would do us all good to get some sun.”
And so at the end of a rainy English August the Larkins - all ten of them, including little Oscar, the family’s new addition - bundle into the old Rolls and cross the Channel to escape the hostile elements.
But far from being the balmy, sunny and perfick spot Ma Larkin hoped for, France proves less than welcoming…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141029641 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141029641 |
| Author: | H.E. Bates |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 144 |
| Release Date: | 3 May 2018 |
| Weight: | 109g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 9mm |
| Series: | The Larkin Family Series |
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Critics Review
They are absolute comfort books … All five titles are being rereleased just in time for summer * The Lady *
Pop Larkin, Ma and their progeny … are essentially English of the rich and ribald England of Chaucer and Shakespeare. A superb and timeless comedy – - * Scotsman *
As funny as Evelyn Waugh and as enchanting as Laurie Lee’s Cider with Rosie. Don’t miss it – - * Herald *
Pop is as sexy, genial, generous, and boozy as ever. Ma is a worthy match for him in all these qualities – - * The Times *
A pulsing comedy of country manners. Just about perfick – - * Time *
Hilarious – - * New York Times *
Very racy, earthy. Rabelaisian – - * Spectator *
About The Author
H.E. Bates
H. E. Bates was born in 1905 in Northamptonshire. He worked as a journalist and clerk on a local newspaper before publishing his first book, The Two Sisters, when he was twenty.
In the next fifteen years, he acquired a distinguished reputation for his stories about English country life. During the Second World War, he was a Squadron Leader in the R.A.F.
The Darling Buds of May, the first of the popular Larkin family novels, was followed by A Breath of French Air (1959), When the Green Woods Laugh (1960), and Oh! To Be in England (1963). His works have been translated into sixteen languages.
H. E. Bates was awarded the C.B.E. in 1973 and died in January 1974.
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