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Set in the 1950s, in an England still recovering from the Second World War, THE LOST ART OF KEEPING SECRETS is the enchanting story of Penelope Wallace and her eccentric family at the start of the rock'n'roll era.
Penelope longs to be grown-up and to fall in love; but various rather inconvenient things keep getting in her way. Like her mother, a stunning but petulant beauty widowed at a tragically early age, her younger brother Inigo, currently incapable of concentrating on anything that isn't Elvis Presley, a vast but crumblng ancestral home, a severe shortage of cash, and her best friend Charlotte's sardonic cousin Harry...
Eva Rice's novel is an utterly engrossing read, in the tradition of Nancy Mitford and I CAPTURE THE CASTLE.
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Rices remarkable gift for creating singular characters in this memorable story underscores her presence as a fresh new voice in fiction. ("Publishers Weekly")
Riceas remarkable gift for creating singular characters in this memorable story underscores her presence as a fresh new voice in fiction. ("Publishers Weekly")
Rice's remarkable gift for creating singular characters in this memorable story underscores her presence as a fresh new voice in fiction. ("Publishers Weekly")
As stylish, rich, and skillfully tailored as a gorgeous 1950s vintage coat . . . . With its quirky characters and lush English settings, it made me long to have lived in the London Eva Rice has evoked. (Kate Harrison, author of "The Starter Marriage")
Wow! P. G. Wodehouse has been reborn as a woman! Eva Rice has the master's gift for language and satire, and a pathos that's all her own. The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets is one of those books you read guiltily, because it is so much fun, but then realize there is zero need for guiltit's that good. (Sean Wilsey, author of Oh the Glory of It All)
As stylish, rich, and skillfully tailored as a gorgeous 1950s vintage coat . . . . With its quirky characters and lush English settings, it made me long to have lived in the London Eva Rice has evoked. (Kate Harrison, author of The Starter Marriage)
Rice's remarkable gift for creating singular characters in this memorable story underscores her presence as a fresh new voice in fiction. (Publishers Weekly)"
"Wow! P. G. Wodehouse has been reborn as a woman! Eva Rice has the master's gift for language and satire, and a pathos that's all her own. The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets is one of those books you read guiltily, because it is so much fun, but then realize there is zero need for guilt--it's that good."--Sean Wilsey, author of Oh the Glory of It All
"As stylish, rich, and skillfully tailored as a gorgeous 1950s vintage coat . . . . With its quirky characters and lush English settings, it made me long to have lived in the London Eva Rice has evoked."--Kate Harrison, author of The Starter Marriage "Rice's remarkable gift for creating singular characters in this memorable story underscores her presence as a fresh new voice in fiction."--Publishers Weekly
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Riceas remarkable gift for creating singular characters in this memorable story underscores her presence as a fresh new voice in fiction. ("Publishers Weekly")
Rice's remarkable gift for creating singular characters in this memorable story underscores her presence as a fresh new voice in fiction. ("Publishers Weekly")
As stylish, rich, and skillfully tailored as a gorgeous 1950s vintage coat . . . . With its quirky characters and lush English settings, it made me long to have lived in the London Eva Rice has evoked. (Kate Harrison, author of "The Starter Marriage")
Wow! P. G. Wodehouse has been reborn as a woman! Eva Rice has the master's gift for language and satire, and a pathos that's all her own. The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets is one of those books you read guiltily, because it is so much fun, but then realize there is zero need for guiltit's that good. (Sean Wilsey, author of Oh the Glory of It All)
As stylish, rich, and skillfully tailored as a gorgeous 1950s vintage coat . . . . With its quirky characters and lush English settings, it made me long to have lived in the London Eva Rice has evoked. (Kate Harrison, author of The Starter Marriage)
Rice's remarkable gift for creating singular characters in this memorable story underscores her presence as a fresh new voice in fiction. (Publishers Weekly)"
"Wow! P. G. Wodehouse has been reborn as a woman! Eva Rice has the master's gift for language and satire, and a pathos that's all her own. The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets is one of those books you read guiltily, because it is so much fun, but then realize there is zero need for guilt--it's that good."--Sean Wilsey, author of Oh the Glory of It All
"As stylish, rich, and skillfully tailored as a gorgeous 1950s vintage coat . . . . With its quirky characters and lush English settings, it made me long to have lived in the London Eva Rice has evoked."--Kate Harrison, author of The Starter Marriage "Rice's remarkable gift for creating singular characters in this memorable story underscores her presence as a fresh new voice in fiction."--Publishers Weekly
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- Publication date2006
- ISBN 10 0755334027
- ISBN 13 9780755334025
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Book Description Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Set in the 1950s, in an England still recovering from the Second World War, "The Lost Art of Keeping Secrets" is the enchanting story of Penelope Wallace and her eccentric family at the start of the rock'n'roll era. Penelope longs to be grown-up and to fall in love; but various rather inconvenient things keep getting in her way. Like her mother, a stunning but petulant beauty widowed at a tragically early age, her younger brother Inigo, currently incapable of concentrating on anything that isn't Elvis Presley, a vast but crumbing ancestral home, a severe shortage of cash, and her best friend Charlotte's sardonic cousin Harry.Eva Rice's novel is an utterly engrossing read, in the tradition of Nancy Mitford and "I Capture the Castle". The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR007773942
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