Verlag | Bloomsbury Trade |
Auflage | 2009 |
Seiten | 336 |
Format | 19,8 cm |
Gewicht | 204 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
EAN | 9780747594703 |
Bestell-Nr | 74759470EA |
Die zwei Schwestern Christina und Pam, kaum ein Jahr auseinander geboren, wachsen in New York auf. Während Pam groß und dunkelhaarig ist, ist Christina klein und blond. Als die beiden nach England auf ein Internat kommen, lernen sie Peter und Jago kennen - dies ist die Geschichte der vier.
A glorious coming-of-age comedy of manners about the sisters, brothers, and adopted family; the third in the the beloved Oxford series by literary treasure Barbara TrapidoThe highly acclaimed novel and sequel to Temples of Delight by bestselling and much-loved novelist Barbara Trapido
'A brilliant book' - Mary Wesley, Daily Mail 'She is simply dynamite . There are no apparent bounds to Trapido's skill, her inventiveness and her knowledge' - Philip Hensher, GuardianSparky Christina and her saintly adopted sister Pam couldn't be more different. And when they meet similarly mismatched friends Jago and Peter, the four embark on a dazzling series of pairings and partings, outrageous coincidences and eleventh-hour entrances interrupted one disastrous Halloween when schoolboy revelry turns horribly wrong. Three years on, as Christina has made it to Oxford to study English. While she analyses the wit, cruelty and crossed genders of Shakespearean comedy, the cast of her own life reunites and the curtain falls on some gloriously unexpected partnerships.'Juggling by Barbara Trapido is, I think, already well known but it should be even more so. It has the best piece of Shakespeare criticism in it I've ever read' - Katherine Rundell, Guardian'A joy to read . Supremely skilf ul' - Observer'She weaves a cat's cradle of wit and erudition around her high-stepping characters, take breath-taking risks and triumphs against all the odds' - Independent
Rezension:
Barbara Trapido couldn't write a boring sentence if she tried FAY WELDON