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'The Surveyors : Week 2' chronicles the activities of Lord Peregrine and colleagues through another seven fast-paced days in the Oxford-based surveying practice. The Hon. Peregrine Vaughan-Uppington is a troubled enigma. Borderline at both Eton and Cambridge, decorated but denied military promotion, rejected by his noble family. But rising above it all, in one decade he has carved out a formidable reputation and created a new fortune. 'Week 2' features more dubious exploits and wealth-building escapades. A brush with Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs, the debunking of a damp-proofing 'specialist' and his cluster of flexible surveyors, an after-auction 'skimming' stratagem, and excellent progress with the Village Project by Peregrine's brother Sebastian, the 12th Earl of Eavesham. And much more besides. Locations include Magdalen College, Oxford for what it does best, Westminster Cathedral, Cheltenham Ladies' College and a daylight escape, the Lodge for Founders' Night, and the vast Eavesham Estate for the future.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
This is just one very good read, more so if you are a surveyor. I found it slow to start, but then I have book 1 and know all the character and characters they are! This is a book that you must turn every page just to find out what happens next and hard to put down. I note that no Charterd Surveyors were hurt in the making, well that has to be a clue to the sheer wit and candour that are present. Philip do not whatever you do stop now I am sure you have more to write and please do not lose that very unique style it is just what is needed. If you haven't read this you must, disappointed? most definitely not..
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
I was looking forward to week 2 of VU's activities, and it certainly didn't disappoint in any way. It's not a prerequisite to have read week 1 , but you'll gain the most if you have, with greater character background and momentum. VU's moving in loftier circles here, and you begin to see an increasingly more likeable, 'team-orientated' and benevolent side to him. He still sharply negotiates his own destiny with run-ins with the tax inspector, dodgy installers and damp-proofers, and entertains and informs with his detailed knowledge of many topics from seemingly ordinary objects. It shows real skill in the writing to give the reader detailed background on history, trade tactics and scams, objects etc but still keeping it non-techy, informative and fascinating (even heading for the net to find out a bit more). Plenty more wry humour throughout, and a snappy pace makes it a very entertaining and balanced read. Looking forward to week 3 now!
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