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The People on Privilege Hill by Jane Gardam (2008, Paperback)

Jane Gardam | ISBN-10: 1933372567 | ISBN-13: 9781933372563
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Synopsis
A new collection of stories from a writer at the height of her powers'a celebrated stylist admired for her caustic humor, freewheeling imagination, love of humanity and wicked powers of observation. This is a delightful grouping of stories, witty and wise, that includes the return of Sir Edward Feathers, 'Old Filth' himself.

A new collection of stories from a writer at the height of her powers—a celebrated stylist admired for her caustic humor, freewheeling imagination, love of humanity and wicked powers of observation. This is a delightful grouping of stories, witty and wise, that includes the return of Sir Edward Feathers, Old Filth” himself.

From the author of "Old Filth," a "New York Times" Notable Book of the Year, comes this new collection of stories that showcases Gardam's caustic humor, freewheeling imagination, and wicked powers of observation.

Product Identifiers
ISBN-101933372567
ISBN-139781933372563

Key Details
AuthorJane Gardam
Number Of Pages208 pages
FormatPaperback
Publication Date2008-07-29
LanguageEnglish
PublisherEuropa Editions, Incorporated

Dimensions
Weight6.9 Oz
Height0.7 In.
Width5.4 In.
Length8.2 In.

Target Audience
GroupTrade
Grade FromTwelfth Grade
Age Range18

Classification Method
Dewey Decimal823.914
Dewey Edition22

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Praise for Jane Gardam "Gardam#146;s prose is so economical that no moment she describes is either gratuitous or wasted."-- The New Yorker "Artful, perfectly judged shifts of mood fill The People on Privilege Hill with an abiding sense of joy."-- The Guardian "Gardam is an exquisite storyteller, picking up threads, laying them down, returning to them and giving them new meaning."-- The Seattle Times "[Gardam] will bring immense pleasure to readers who treasure fiction that is intelligent, witty, sophisticated."-- The Washington Post "Gardam is evocative and conveys substance in descriptions and dialogue." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer "Jane Gardam is one of our finest novelists. Like Samuel Beckett, she explores the corrosive loneliness of being alive and the courage it takes to continue." -- The New Statesman

Praise for Jane Gardam 'Gardam's prose is so economical that no moment she describes is either gratuitous or wasted.'' The New Yorker 'Artful, perfectly judged shifts of mood fill The People on Privilege Hill with an abiding sense of joy.'' The Guardian 'Gardam is an exquisite storyteller, picking up threads, laying them down, returning to them and giving them new meaning.'' The Seattle Times '[Gardam] will bring immense pleasure to readers who treasure fiction that is intelligent, witty, sophisticated.'' The Washington Post 'Gardam is evocative and conveys substance in descriptions and dialogue.' ' The Philadelphia Inquirer 'Jane Gardam is one of our finest novelists. Like Samuel Beckett, she explores the corrosive loneliness of being alive and the courage it takes to continue.' ' The New Statesman

Praise for Jane Gardam Gardam’s prose is so economical that no moment she describes is either gratuitous or wasted.”—The New Yorker Artful, perfectly judged shifts of mood fill The People on Privilege Hill with an abiding sense of joy.”—The Guardian Gardam is an exquisite storyteller, picking up threads, laying them down, returning to them and giving them new meaning.”—The Seattle Times [Gardam] will bring immense pleasure to readers who treasure fiction that is intelligent, witty, sophisticated.”—The Washington Post Gardam is evocative and conveys substance in descriptions and dialogue.” —The Philadelphia Inquirer Jane Gardam is one of our finest novelists. Like Samuel Beckett, she explores the corrosive loneliness of being alive and the courage it takes to continue.” — The New Statesman

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