Paradise Postponed
By John MortimerBritish life since World War II is vividly illuminated through the lives and fortunes of Leslie Titmuss and the people of the village of Rapstone Fanner
Ultraliberal clergyman Simeon Simcox, rector of the village of Rapstone Fanner, leaves his entire fortune to Leslie Titmuss, a social-climbing conservative politician. As Mortimer recounts the gossip and dastardly goings-on in Rapstone Fanner, he creates a wickedly funny, totally absorbing portrait of British life from the austerity of World War II to the dubious prosperity of the eighties. This delightful social comedy was adapted by Mortimer into an eleven-part series for Masterpiece Theatre.
Book details
- Hardcover
- 352 pages
- English
- 0670800945
- 9780670800940
About John Mortimer
john clifford mortimer was a novelist, playwright and former practising barrister. among his many publications are several volumes of rumpole stories and a Read More about John Mortimer
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