From Publishers Weekly
In this ever-darkening comedy of manners, narrator Julian Ramsey recalls how, as a naive, egotistical youth, he left his first job to become a writer and/or actor, married socialite Anne Lampitt and published a novel through the influence of a sinister womanizer. According to PW , Julian's misguided adventures are "witty, poignant, luminously intelligent."
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From Library Journal
This second novel in a proposed trilogy that began with Incline Our Hearts ( LJ 12/88) continues the life story of Julian Ramsey, a 20th-century David Copperfield who is surrounded by a Dickensian gallery of characters. Having survived his years in boarding schools and military service in the first book, Julian now faces the experiences of working in a pub, falling in love, and writing a novel. Characters from the first book play major roles in this one; it's best to read Incline Our Hearts first to appreciate fully the actions of Julian's relatives and friends. A prolific novelist and a prize-winning biographer ( Tolstoy, LJ 8/88), Wilson is one of England's most versatile contemporary writers. Highly recommended.
- Dean Willms, Fort Collins P.L., Col.Copyright 1990 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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