- Paperback: 352 pages
- Publisher: Faber and Faber; First Edition edition (19 Jun 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0571202101
- ISBN-13: 978-0571202102
- Product Dimensions: 21.8 x 13.4 x 2.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,139,346 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Angela Fytton (éée Lister) is the perfect wife and mother. Involved and interested in her husband Ian's business, capable mother, utterly together housewife and--even after two children--demon, cellulite-free lover. So it's rather a shock to her system when she's dumped for the younger, determinedly helpless dentist Belinda (Binnie), who Ian meets when she trips over her stilettos in front of him at a conference.
But Angela is a very resourceful woman and she's determined to get Ian back. Abandoning her two standard-issue selfish teenagers Claire and Andrew to their father and "fluffy" new stepmother (or more accurately, vice versa), she quits West London for the pure, spiritual country delights of Somerset; as she explains to Ian, Claire and Andrew over dinner, "You know, ancient forces drawing me back to my roots and all that ...".
Here, she believes, the people are unspoiled, honest and steeped in tradition. Or so she thinks. What is it that Wanda and Dave-the-Bread next door have got to hide? What's elderly Dr Tichborne up to with his binoculars? Why doesn't Sammy the pigman bother to wear his false teeth? And is the new young vicar really screened by the shrubs when he exercises starkers in the vicarage garden?
From Mavis Cheek, prize-winning author of Pause Between Acts, Janice Gets Sexy and Three Men on a Plane, a laugh-out-loud tale of self-discovery, women's history (check out the epigraphs at the start of each chapter), the comforts of tradition and joys of progress--and the benefits of getting it wrong. Just occasionally. --Lisa Gee --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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Angela Fytton (née Lister) is the perfect wife and mother. Involved and interested in her husband Ian's business, capable mother, utterly together housewife and--even after two children--demon, cellulite-free lover. So it's rather a shock to her system when she's dumped for the younger, determinedly helpless dentist Belinda (Binnie), who Ian meets when she trips over her stilettos in front of him at a conference.
But Angela is a very resourceful woman and she's determined to get Ian back. Abandoning her two standard-issue selfish teenagers Claire and Andrew to their father and "fluffy" new stepmother (or more accurately, vice versa), she quits West London for the pure, spiritual country delights of Somerset; as she explains to Ian, Claire and Andrew over dinner, "You know, ancient forces drawing me back to my roots and all that ..."."
Here, she believes, the people are unspoiled, honest and steeped in tradition. Or so she thinks. What is it that Wanda and Dave-the-Bread next door have got to hide? What's elderly Dr. Tichborne up to with his binoculars? Why doesn't Sammy the pigman bother to wear his false teeth? And is the new young vicar really screened by the shrubs when he exercises starkers in the vicarage garden?
From Mavis Cheek, prize-winning author of Pause Between Acts, Janice Gets Sexy and Three Men on a Plane, a laugh-out-loud tale of self-discovery, women's history (check out the epigraphs at the start of each chapter), the comforts of tradition and joys of progress--and the benefits of getting it wrong. Just occasionally.Lisa Gee
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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As a new country bumpkin this mirrored my experience,
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This review is from: Mrs Fytton's Country Life (Paperback)
This book perfectly shares the experience of living in a country village. The shock of a dramatic change in life circumstances, followed by self - imposed exile in order to ostracize demons and restore self - esteem is beautifully and amusingly recounted. The descriptions of country people - in cases caricatures of the way we idealise the countryside and its inhabitants - are hilarious and yet very poignant. I found that I could not put this book down, and it explained some of the goings on in my roof space too! Some country recipes sounded gorgeous, while others were definitely not to be tested. The reality of a country existence during hardship was only too realistically conveyed. Yet, the ideal of a country idyll was created and inspired. I know now why I too live in a rural environment - despite the rain! A wonderful book, that is a must on any readers list.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
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Mrs. Fyttons Country Life,
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This review is from: Mrs Fytton's Country Life (Paperback)
Nice book. You find out that things are not always what they appear and every one of us, no matter who we are learn that lesson at one time or another. This book has a few extremely funny bits mixed in with deeper and darker truths about what we see and how we preceive it. The quotes that preface each chapter give you a hint of what may or may not happen in a cryptic fashion that keep you guessing but not too much. The writing style is easy to follow and you actually feel like you are living in Church Ale House in the County Somerset. This book is an excellent read and I am very eager to read more books by Mavis Cheek.
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A genuinely funny book,
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This review is from: Mrs Fytton's Country Life (Paperback)
This is a wonderful book especially if you are a little tired of the pat solutions in other light women's books. Her style reminds me a little of Katie Fforde. I took it on holiday and devoured it in a sitting - get it for a funny,different take on the 'Superwoman grows up' theme.
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