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Praise for Home to Roost:
'Debo's is a voice from a vanished Golden Age ... the Duchess herself embodies these noble and conservative values and she personally is a wonderment and an inspiration'
'Her latest has an introduction from Alan Bennett, so you get two national treasures for the price of one ... she's a wonderful writer'
(Reader's Digest )'Behind the wit and quips, there is something else stronger and more rigorous ... a small, cumulative but revealing self-portrait ...this is a book about manners, how to behave, and being funny as a form of civilisation'
(Spectator )'This prolific writer needs no introduction ... this small book is a brilliant selection. I read it with such enjoyment, sometimes laughing aloud, sometimes pausing to think "Goodness! How right she is". It is remarkable not only for its style but also for the grear clarity, sympathy , conciseness and humour ... brilliant'
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Praise for Home to Roost:'Debo's is a voice from a vanished Golden Age ... the Duchess herself embodies these noble and conservative values and she personally is a wonderment and an inspiration' -- Sunday Express 'Her latest has an introduction from Alan Bennett, so you get two national treasures for the price of one ... she's a wonderful writer' -- Reader's Digest 'Behind the wit and quips, there is something else stronger and more rigorous ... a small, cumulative but revealing self-portrait ...this is a book about manners, how to behave, and being funny as a form of civilisation' -- Spectator 'This prolific writer needs no introduction ... this small book is a brilliant selection. I read it with such enjoyment, sometimes laughing aloud, sometimes pausing to think "Goodness! How right she is". It is remarkable not only for its style but also for the grear clarity, sympathy , conciseness and humour ... brilliant' -- Country Life
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25 of 25 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I don't write too many reviews, but after seeing that the only reader review was a 'one star' i thought it best to actually review the product and its content - something the previous reviewer hadn't done. Amazon's product blurb was quite clear that this collection was an omnibus of two previous collections. The few new articles added are a bonus. Lots of readers buy items based on readers 'star' ratings - giving this book a 'one star' rating is misleading if the reviewer's only gripe was with the fact that he/she had read much of the material before.
Now, to the actual item: written in The Dowager Duchess' inimitable style, it is upper-class chatty and always entertaining. If you like lively, witty prose with lots of social history and incisive observations then you will love this. I certainly did.
Now, to the actual item: written in The Dowager Duchess' inimitable style, it is upper-class chatty and always entertaining. If you like lively, witty prose with lots of social history and incisive observations then you will love this. I certainly did.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
What a wonderful book written by a wonderful lady bought it for a present and had it returned after reading so that I could enjoy it as well.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
from receiving this book by deborah devonshirei must admit i am not one for reading this type of book,but i had heard what a very interesting book it was,and i have so far found this to be so i have only read a few pages and i find that once you pick this book up it is very hard to put down and when you put it down you are allready thinking what is in the next chapter.marvellous book very well written ,quite a few oh i did not realise that in this book
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A word of caution!
BEWARE! Intrepid Deborah Devonshire readers - I fell straight into this nicely packaged little trap. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Mr. R. Wheatley
A delicious basketful
Deborah Devonshire has had a long and interesting life, and this is a highly enjoyable collection of articles on the many diverse subjects that interest her. Read more
Published 7 months ago by L O'connor
Beware
Beware those of you buying this book if you already own 'Counting My Chickens' and 'Home to Roost'. 'All in One Basket' combines both of those titles plus some 'New additions'. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Ray Grove
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