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Notwithstanding (2009)

by Louis de Bernières(Favorite Author)

3.74 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

184655330X (ISBN13: 9781846553301)

languge

English

genre

Humor

publisher

Harvill Secker

review 1: A delightful series of stories that reminded me of Miss Marple's famous saying, "Human nature is the same everywhere." These characters could be anywhere, not just in an English village, and it would be as much pleasure reading about them. My favorite in the series was the Pike story; the ones about the quartet meetings are funny too. On the whole, the book is a simple, fun read with underlying profounder messages.
review 2: Warning: My rating of this book may be biased by the fact I am writing it after four glasses of wine and have been out of England for five months...This collection of short stories serves up a huge dollop of eccentric Englishness, and I loved it. I am a big fan of de Bernieres tales set in exotic locations (his South American trilogy are ... moreamong my favourite stories) and it was great to see his vivid storytelling bought to a seemingly sleepy English village; Notwithstanding. The stories are amusing, touching and downright sad. The 'Happy Death of the General" was my favourite and it had my laughing and crying within the same 10 minutes. Overall, this is a lovely storytelling amble through rural England in a time gone by. Highly recommended for Brits who are enjoying sunnier climes and need to return to the homeland! less

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