The Summerhouse Trilogy
The Summerhouse Trilogy
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A sharp comedy of marriage, motherhood and scandal filled with the author's trademark mordant wit and moral philosophy It covers three perspectives on an emotional minefield.
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The Summerhouse Trilogy by Alice Thomas Ellis
Margaret and Syl are getting married. Alas for Margaret, who views her impending union with the odious Syl in the same way a ship must view a shipwreck. Alas for Mrs. Monro, Syl's mother, who harbours severe doubts about the entire male gender -- not least of all her son. Alas for Lili, the high-spirited temptress who is willing to do anything to prevent this disastrous misalliance, even if that means sacrificing herself. And hooray for The Summerhouse Trilogy, which follows the ominous weeks before Margaret's wedding through the eyes of these three highly biased narrators. Fizzing with wit and the rueful wisdom of women who have seen -- and borne -- every species of masculine misbahaviour, this delectable and unexpectedly serious comedy was the inspiration for an acclaimed BBC TV film.
'Her dry ironic style is as English as Jane Austen and as fortifying as a glass of brandy' Daily Mail for The Birds of the Air 'Unputdownable' Spectator 'Every page of this wry, edgy novel bristles with delights' Sebastian Faulks
A Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, Alice Thomas Ellis was born in Liverpool and worked for some years as fiction editor at Duckworth. Her 'Home Life' column in The Spectator (1985-9) was justly famous. Winner of many other awards, Ellis was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 1982.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9781844080847 |
| ISBN 10 | 1844080846 |
| Title | The Summerhouse Trilogy |
| Author | Alice Thomas Ellis |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2004-12-02 |
| Number of pages | 352 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |