Running to paradise - Hardcover
This nostalgic family saga traces the life story of once-glamorous writer Charlotte Seymour, as pieced together by her daughter and former son-in-law after her death. Charlotte's personal papers reveal excitement and tragedy, and also secrets that others would prefer to hide or forget.
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In her debut, British author Budd shows she has talent but not yet the mastery of the writer's craft. All the characters are forgettable, although the lead, old Charlotte Seymour, supposedly represents glamour unlimited. The narrator, Guy Horton, Char's ex-son-in-law, agrees to act as the woman's "literary executor" after her death. Sharing the task (and bed) with Sophia, one of five children from Char's first marriage, Guy studies the woman's diaries from her childhood through life with several lovers and spouses, up to her last moments. Effete, world-weary Guy admits his "eccentric" disorientation at losing Char but seems to regard her more from the point of view of a would-be swain than of a fond son-in-law. Moreover, Char's notes turn out to contain few of the sensations promised and nothing relevant to the weak plot.
Copyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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- PublisherHodder & Stoughton
- ISBN 10 0340424982
- ISBN 13 9780340424988
- BindingHardcover
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Running to Paradise
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Book Description Hardback. 1st Edition. Octavo Size [approx 15.5 x 22.8cm]. Very Good condition in Very Good Dustjacket. DJ protected in our purpose-made clear archival plastic sleeve. A nice copy. Page edges lightly tanned with age. 251pages. Author's first novel. Robust, professional packaging and tracking provided for all parcels. Seller Inventory # 3366
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Running to Paradise
Published by
Hodder & Stoughton, London
(1988)
ISBN 10: 0340424982
ISBN 13: 9780340424988
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