A Handful of Dust
by:
Evelyn Waugh (author)
After seven years of marriage, the beautiful Lady Brenda Last has grown bored with life at Hetton Abbey, the Gothic mansion that is the pride and joy of her husband, Tony. She drifts into an affair with the shallow socialite John Beaver and forsakes Tony for the Belgravia set. In a novel that...
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After seven years of marriage, the beautiful Lady Brenda Last has grown bored with life at Hetton Abbey, the Gothic mansion that is the pride and joy of her husband, Tony. She drifts into an affair with the shallow socialite John Beaver and forsakes Tony for the Belgravia set. In a novel that combines tragedy, comedy, and savage irony, Evelyn Waugh indelibly captures the irresponsible mood of the "crazy and sterile generation" between the wars.
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780316216272 (0316216275)
Publish date: December 11th 2012
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Pages no: 288
Edition language: English
I laughed, I cried, I hated the ending.
I studied A Handful of Dust for my book club. While I recognize its merit as an example of Juvenalian satire, I really didn't enjoy it. I got Waugh's pointed, cynical mockery, but found it dismal and unpleasant. I understand that this is entirely deliberate on the part of the author. However, if ask...
This is such a good book. If you want a really amazing analysis of English upper class, this is the book for you.The ending completely catches you though. Really really odd ending.
This is such a good book. If you want a really amazing analysis of English upper class, this is the book for you.The ending completely catches you though. Really really odd ending.
This is a hilariously funny book for the first 2/3rds or so. But I prefer Huxley's satires of the same era and class if only because Huxley's characters are better: people as opposed to caricatures. Well, also with Huxley it's less obvious it's satire, whereas with Waugh he sort of hits you over t...
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