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Vacillations of Poppy Carew [Audiobook] (Audio CD)

by Mary Wesley (Author)
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  • Audio CD
  • Publisher: Hodder & Stoughton (8 Nov 2007)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1844565491
  • ISBN-13: 978-1844565498
  • Product Dimensions: 14.2 x 12.4 x 2.4 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 898,954 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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‘Told with elegance and asperity by the superb Anna Massey’ (Sunday Telegraph on THE CAMOMILE LAWN )

‘Anna Massey could read the telephone directory and I would listen. When she’s reading a writer of the quality of Mary Wesley, it becomes a real pleasure.’

(Oxford Times )

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Poppy Carew, smarting and in shock because her live-in lover has left her for a richer woman, is called to the bedside of her dying father, a wonderful loveable eccentric who dies laughing. He asks as his last request that he be buried in style by an undertaker who specialises in fun funerals. He also astonishes Poppy by leaving her a large sum of money.
As news of her good fortune spreads, other friends of friends, acquaintances of her dead father (who appears to have made his fortune by being nice to old ladies) and, not least, her ex-lover emerge. Suddenly there are too many choices for Poppy Carew...
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A relaxing read, it made me smile!, 6 Nov 1998
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This review is from: The Vacillations of Poppy Carew (Paperback)
I was getting ready to board an airplane with nothing to read, so I popped into the bookstore, perused and picked this book by an author previously unknown to me. In spite of a hectic schedule, I finished the book in two days. I wanted to meet the character and have a chat. I felt by the end of the book, I had done just that.

It is the trials and tribulations of a woman trying to sort through her life, bury her father and come to terms with her distant father/daughter relationship with him and men in general. There was only one character I couldn't stand (by design), quite unusual in most books currently in print. Many interesting sub-plots. I intend to buy several more books by this author.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars The Vacillations of Poppy Carew, 7 Oct 2009
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This review is from: The Vacillations of Poppy Carew (Paperback)
This was the fifth Mary Wesley book I have read, unfortunately it was the most disappointing. I could not take the characters seriously, a good story line but a little far fetched in places. Overall a disappointing read, although thoroughly enjoyed the other books I have read.
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6 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the best books I have read..., 24 Jun 1999
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Mary Wesley at her best. The characters are all outstanding and the exploits are funny. Poppy Carew is the type of woman I would like to be. Loved by those who meet her and a generally wonderful character!
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If you haven't read any Mary Wesley novels start now. The vacillations of Poppy Carew is just what you need as an introduction. Light, funny and even a bit quirky. Read more
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