The Good Companions
Condition: SECONDHAND
This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the restless years between the two World Wars, three very different souls — a wandering Yorkshire farmer, a spinster schoolteacher, and a young man escaping a dreary existence — find their fates irrevocably entwined when they join a struggling travelling concert party called the Dinky Doos. J. B. Priestley's The Good Companions is a triumphant picaresque adventure, brimming with warmth, comedy, and an irresistible love of English life, that chronicles the misadventures and small glories of ordinary people daring to chase something extraordinary. First published in 1929 to immediate and enormous popular acclaim, the novel cemented Priestley's reputation as one of Britain's most beloved storytellers, illustrating his remarkable gift for conjuring vivid characters and the rich social tapestry of interwar England. His prose is generous and humane, carrying the reader effortlessly across the length and breadth of the country with a spirit of pure, unguarded optimism. A novel about friendship, freedom, and the quiet courage it takes to reinvent oneself, The Good Companions remains a joyful and surprisingly moving testament to the enduring power of human connection — one that leaves you wondering what extraordinary company a single leap of faith might bring.
Author: J. B. Priestley
Format: Paperback
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Yellowed
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
In the restless years between the two World Wars, three very different souls — a wandering Yorkshire farmer, a spinster schoolteacher, and a young man escaping a dreary existence — find their fates irrevocably entwined when they join a struggling travelling concert party called the Dinky Doos. J. B. Priestley's The Good Companions is a triumphant picaresque adventure, brimming with warmth, comedy, and an irresistible love of English life, that chronicles the misadventures and small glories of ordinary people daring to chase something extraordinary. First published in 1929 to immediate and enormous popular acclaim, the novel cemented Priestley's reputation as one of Britain's most beloved storytellers, illustrating his remarkable gift for conjuring vivid characters and the rich social tapestry of interwar England. His prose is generous and humane, carrying the reader effortlessly across the length and breadth of the country with a spirit of pure, unguarded optimism. A novel about friendship, freedom, and the quiet courage it takes to reinvent oneself, The Good Companions remains a joyful and surprisingly moving testament to the enduring power of human connection — one that leaves you wondering what extraordinary company a single leap of faith might bring.