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"I can't remember the last time I read a novel that fizzed with so much energy, or swung so acrobatically between lightly carbonated comedy and pitch-black horrow."
--"Scotsman
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" ""In a series of funny, moving set pieces, di Rollo explores the aftermath of the Great War through her cast of bewildered veterans."
--Marie Claire
--"Scotsman
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" ""In a series of funny, moving set pieces, di Rollo explores the aftermath of the Great War through her cast of bewildered veterans."
--Marie Claire
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"I can't remember the last time I read a novel that fizzed with so much energy, or swung so acrobatically between lightly carbonated comedy and pitch-black horrow."
--"Scotsman
"
" ""In a series of funny, moving set pieces, di Rollo explores the aftermath of the Great War through her cast of bewildered veterans."
--Marie Claire
"From the Trade Paperback edition." --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
--"Scotsman
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" ""In a series of funny, moving set pieces, di Rollo explores the aftermath of the Great War through her cast of bewildered veterans."
--Marie Claire
"From the Trade Paperback edition." --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I read this book in one sitting. Its such a wonderful story and the characters really seem alive. Her writing is just so fluid and beautiful, it was a pleasure to read. The story was so unique as well. This characters made me laugh particuarly the character of Monty who is strong and knows what she wants and she is not be afraid to throw something at the head of any man who gets a little fresh, namely Captain Foxley.
Since there is not proper blurb for this book I will provide one here:
Monty and Ada are old friends. They worked together on the frontline in Belgium, where Monty was a nurse and Ada drove ambulances - like the devil. And now, Bleakly Hall hydropathic has brought them together again.
Monty has just arrived to look after the gouty residents - there to take the Hall's currative waters via nozzle, douche and jet - and Ada is the maid and driver. For all those at Bleakly, the end of the Great War has brought changes. Not all of them good.
Monty has a score to settle with the elusive Captain Foxley; Ada misses her wartime sense of purpose; the Blackwood brothers must reinvigorate Bleakly for a new era; Foxley has his own particular ways at keeping his ghosts at bay. But with the crumbling, rumbling hydropathic threatening to blow its top, what will become of those thrown togther in its bilous embrace?
Since there is not proper blurb for this book I will provide one here:
Monty and Ada are old friends. They worked together on the frontline in Belgium, where Monty was a nurse and Ada drove ambulances - like the devil. And now, Bleakly Hall hydropathic has brought them together again.
Monty has just arrived to look after the gouty residents - there to take the Hall's currative waters via nozzle, douche and jet - and Ada is the maid and driver. For all those at Bleakly, the end of the Great War has brought changes. Not all of them good.
Monty has a score to settle with the elusive Captain Foxley; Ada misses her wartime sense of purpose; the Blackwood brothers must reinvigorate Bleakly for a new era; Foxley has his own particular ways at keeping his ghosts at bay. But with the crumbling, rumbling hydropathic threatening to blow its top, what will become of those thrown togther in its bilous embrace?
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
Set in a hydropathic hotel in the years immediately following the First World War, this is a tale of love, loss and the search for identity, set against a backdrop of unfathomable social change and decay. With Elaine Di Rollo's signature wit and acute sense of the bizarre, it makes a tantalising read. I couldn't put it down.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This fantastic 2nd Book is an intriguing tale about the residents and visitors to a crumbling hydropathic hotel after the first world war. The story is very humorous but is also cleverly interlaced with the character's personal tragic experiences of the war. It's about comradeship, loss, love, identity and hope. I loved it!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Another great book!
It seems I am loving all my books recently. I think since buying the kindle I am reading more, but also choosing my books more carefully by reading lots of reviews on Amazon and... Read more
Published 9 months ago by Dr. M. Carswell
An intriguing tale
I liked this book; the period is interesting, the people are interesting and the plot is interesting, which is pretty much all that you want from a good read. Read more
Published 9 months ago by E Powell
Darker and better...
An accomplished second novel from di Rollo; darker and less obviously humorous than her first, but probably a better book for that. Read more
Published 14 months ago by A. Russell
superb follow-up
This, Elaine diRollo's second novel, comes even denser, more serious, more sinister than her first ('The Peachgrower's Almanac'). Read more
Published 14 months ago by Thomas Krause
Wonderful read - I couldn't put it down!
This is a truly wonderful book - I read it cover to cover in almost one sitting. The characters are believable and well drawn, the detail shows a great level of research and I... Read more
Published 15 months ago by J. Grant
A lively adventurous read
This novel is set in different times; mainly post war with flashbacks to the first world war period, each time letting another aspect of her original and complex characters emerge. Read more
Published 15 months ago by Wendellen
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