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Il Destino Di Hartlepool Hall (2012)

by Paul Torday(Favorite Author)

3.27 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

8861922600 (ISBN13: 9788861922600)

languge

English

genre

Fiction

publisher

Elliot

review 1: I was keen to read this as Ed Hartlepool is a subsidiary character in another book by Paul Torday, which I loved, and I wanted to find out more about about him. If I hadn't read 'The Irresistable Inheritance of Wilberforce and bought into that whole world I think I would have been disappointed by this book. However there was one part that made me laugh out loud so it's worth reading just to get to the part where Colonel Gazebee reeives his premium bond cheque.
review 2: I usually enjoy Paul Torday's book although I have read a couple that I couldn't finish. I'm glad to say I really liked this one.The characters were sympathetic and also "neck-throttling frustrating" at the same time. It's hard to imagine lives of such wealth and privilege. Ed is the main c... moreharacter and has been living in France for 5 years. During that time he doesn't actively participate in his own life but rather ignores phone calls and doesn't open letters and there is an entourage of people who make his life run smoothly. He returns to England because his home, Hartlepool Hall is in debt. There are other characters who the story also focuses on and I did enjoy how these introduced plot twists in the novel very much. I like Paul Torday's writing style and his wit and humour which radiates to me through the pages.My favourite scene was when Ed went to the bank to ask for a loan for 2 million pounds! Having never lived in the "real" world he didn't realise how ludicrous his question was! less

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