The People on Privilege Hill
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ISBN: 1933372567 / Publisher: Europa Editions, July 2008
Presents a collection of short stories, including "Pangbourne," "The Hair of the Dog," "Waiting for a Stranger," and "The Last Reunion."
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<p><b>“Engrossing stories of hilarity and heartbreak” from the Whitbread Award–winning author of the Old Filth trilogy (<i>The Seattle Times</i>).</b><br><br>A collection of stories from a writer at the height of her powers—a celebrated stylist admired for her caustic humor, freewheeling imagination, love of humanity, and wicked powers of observation. This is a delightful grouping of stories, witty and wise, that includes the return of Sir Edward Feathers, “Old Filth” himself.<br><br>“[Gardam’s] stories, like delicate tapestries, are alight with colors.” —<i>The Times</i> (London)<br><br>“When Gardam hits her mark, like other exemplary short-story writers such as William Trevor, Sylvia Townsend Warner and Elizabeth Taylor, she can be dazzling.”—<i>The Guardian</i><br><br>“Gardam’s brisk narration and fearless temperament make for serious fun.”—<i>Kirkus Reviews</i> (starred review)<br><br>“Wry, economical and perpetually surprising, these 14 stories from English novelist Gardam follow the last of the intrepid, stiff upper lip WWII generation of British ladies and gentlemen. . . . Gardam vividly evokes an age of iron wills.”—<i>Publishers Weekly</i><br><br>“Gardam displays the consummate skill of the short-story-teller, which is that of the caricaturist, the ability to capture a personality in a few brief strokes. . . . <em>Privilege Hill</em> is a collection of gentle stories that you could read to your grandmother, with the kind of sharp wit that would no doubt give her a secret smile. But they’re deeper than they look . . . so don’t read them all at once.”—<i>The Bookbag</i></p>
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