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When Peter York and Anne Barr wrote "The Official Sloane Ranger Handbook", they were responsible for the birth of a phenomenon: the Sloane. A generation on Peter York - 'The Nancy Mitford of our time,'("Financial Times") - has spotted a new trend in British society. From Camilla and Charles to Zac Goldsmith and David Cameron posh is back in vogue and bigger than ever. But who are the new generation Sloanes and what exactly do they do? From what they wear, where they live, who they love and how they lunch, "SR II" is the only handbook to the heart of British society. One simply cannot afford to miss it.
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Having read Mr York's two previous Sloane Ranger books, which were truly hilarious and uncannily accurate, I was most disappointed with this. It is quite simply a rather sorry attempt to generate a bit of income on the strength of his previous success. Best left alone - rather like those awful "Police Academy" films back in the eighties. The first two were funny - thereafter they were just plain irritating. Sorry, thumbs down.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Pitiful. This is a shadow of the original SLOANE RANGER HANDBOOK. The first pages acknowledge that the age of the overpaid footballer has knocked the Sloane Ranger for six. But the book then tries to make out that the Sloane is, in fact, still in all traditional leadership and other roles (albeit with a modern twist). It's just not so - and rightly not so. Mrs Thatcher destroyed the hereditary authority of the Sloane Ranger along with that of the Shop Steward (something that should be remembered by The Guardian when she pops her clogs).
A follow-up on the original 1982 Henry and Caroline, and their family, would have been interesting, but a sad epitaph on people who were fundamentally decent and - at their best - resolutely determined to give back to society in a way that the overpaid footballer, with his "Bling" lifestyle, has not yet embraced.
A follow-up on the original 1982 Henry and Caroline, and their family, would have been interesting, but a sad epitaph on people who were fundamentally decent and - at their best - resolutely determined to give back to society in a way that the overpaid footballer, with his "Bling" lifestyle, has not yet embraced.
11 of 16 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I found this a witty and accurate portrayal of one of Britain's most powerful and extraordinary social groups. Very funny, it frequently made me laugh out loud in the way that it captures stereotypes so accurately without being snide.
The pictures are hilarious and the illustrations brilliant. I would highly recommend this book!
The pictures are hilarious and the illustrations brilliant. I would highly recommend this book!
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From Eco Sloane to the Sloane orf [sic] the rails CFME (The Return of the Sloane Ranger) charts the reinvention of the Sloane from the glory days of the eighties (Sloane Rules OK)... Read more
Published on 10 April 2009 by Rosie
Brilliant, Fun and a Must-Read for Anyone Living in England or Dealing...
The complex and traditional society that England is can be completely closed and alien for foreigners for many reasons. Read more
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