Oh! To Be In England
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
With the warmth of a summer afternoon and the gentle absurdity of rural life, Oh! To Be in England chronicles the further misadventures of the irrepressible Larkin family — the boisterous, larger-than-life Pop Larkin, his cheerfully placid wife Ma, and their brood of exuberant children — as they revel in the pleasures of the English countryside in the swinging 1960s. H.E. Bates presents a sun-drenched, food-laden, and gloriously chaotic portrait of a family utterly untroubled by the modern world's anxieties, navigating fêtes, eccentric neighbours, and the endless bounty of the English seasons with infectious good humour. A sequel in Bates's beloved Larkin series, this novel illustrates the author's masterful gift for comic pastoral fiction, blending sharp social observation with a deep, unsentimental affection for the English rural character. Bates writes with a deceptively light touch that conceals a precise and lyrical prose style, making each scene both laugh-out-loud funny and quietly evocative of a vanishing England. For readers who have never encountered the Larkins, this book serves as a irresistible invitation — and for those already acquainted, it confirms why Pop's world remains one of the most joyful destinations in twentieth-century British fiction.
Author: H.E. Bates
Format: Paperback
Genre: Modern fiction
Condition remarks:
Book: Good
Jacket: No dust jacket
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Condition remarks: Condition as shown in image
With the warmth of a summer afternoon and the gentle absurdity of rural life, Oh! To Be in England chronicles the further misadventures of the irrepressible Larkin family — the boisterous, larger-than-life Pop Larkin, his cheerfully placid wife Ma, and their brood of exuberant children — as they revel in the pleasures of the English countryside in the swinging 1960s. H.E. Bates presents a sun-drenched, food-laden, and gloriously chaotic portrait of a family utterly untroubled by the modern world's anxieties, navigating fêtes, eccentric neighbours, and the endless bounty of the English seasons with infectious good humour. A sequel in Bates's beloved Larkin series, this novel illustrates the author's masterful gift for comic pastoral fiction, blending sharp social observation with a deep, unsentimental affection for the English rural character. Bates writes with a deceptively light touch that conceals a precise and lyrical prose style, making each scene both laugh-out-loud funny and quietly evocative of a vanishing England. For readers who have never encountered the Larkins, this book serves as a irresistible invitation — and for those already acquainted, it confirms why Pop's world remains one of the most joyful destinations in twentieth-century British fiction.