Jane Gardam is new to me, and I'll be reading more. She has written 16 novels and is a two time winner of the Whitbread Award, so where have I been? I just finished Old Filth, written in 2004. It is delightful reading: wonderful characters, great writing, and beautifully structured & paced. It is the story of a "Raj orphan", abandoned by his father, raised by Malay natives & then an abusive foster home in Wales. He is tossed by life for years, gets through Cambridge, & becomes a successful lawyer & judge in Hong Kong. Filth is his acronym for Failed in London Try Hong Kong. There are some great early developments that are saved for the very end the book. The soft cover was published by Europa Editions, always dependable for a good read!
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Friday, January 28, 2011
End of a Dry Spell
Jane Gardam is new to me, and I'll be reading more. She has written 16 novels and is a two time winner of the Whitbread Award, so where have I been? I just finished Old Filth, written in 2004. It is delightful reading: wonderful characters, great writing, and beautifully structured & paced. It is the story of a "Raj orphan", abandoned by his father, raised by Malay natives & then an abusive foster home in Wales. He is tossed by life for years, gets through Cambridge, & becomes a successful lawyer & judge in Hong Kong. Filth is his acronym for Failed in London Try Hong Kong. There are some great early developments that are saved for the very end the book. The soft cover was published by Europa Editions, always dependable for a good read!
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