The Book Depository Notwithstanding by Louis de Bernières
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Description: Notwithstanding : Paperback : Vintage Publishing : 9780099542025 : : 29 Jun 2011 : Welcome to the village of Notwithstanding, where a lady dresses in plus fours and shoots squirrels, a retired general gives up wearing clothes altogether, a spiritualist lives in a cottage with the ghost of her husband, and people think it quite natural to confide in a spider that lives in a potting shed. The Book Depository Notwithstanding by Louis de Bernières - shop the best deal online on thebookbug.co.uk
Category: Books
Merchant: The Book Depository
Product ID: 9780099542025
MPN: 9780099542025
GTIN: 9780099542025
Author: I Readalot
Rating: 5
Review: An episode of Black Books had Bernard saying the words 'You'll laugh, you'll cry and it will change your life', at last I have found a book I can recommend in that way. I have read most of de Bermieres' books and up until now Birds Without Wings was my favourite. I think the reason I enjoyed this so much is because it is set in a part of England that I know and visited in my childhood. The early stories are hilarious and had me laughing out loud with their celebration of the English Village as it used to be. Later the stories take on a different tone as village life changes, children, whose families have lived there for generations can no longer afford to stay as the 'yuppy' generation forced up house prices. The last 2 stories in particular actually did make me cry. The village and characters became real people for me and I was sorry to say goodbye as I closed the book. If you are a fan of de Bernieres then you won't be disapointed with this offering and if you haven't read him before then this would be a perfect starting point.
Author: carole Balfour
Rating: 4
Review: Louis de Berniers writes with poignancy, charm and humour on the exploits and tragedy of his village in Surrey. This could be any village in. Gt. Britain with its tales of heroism, crankiness, and slapstick humour. I finished the book thinking that many positive things still remain in village life but we have certainly lost that vibrancy that real characters used to bring to our lives.
