by Patrick Dennis
After little Patrick's father dies, he is left to the care of his eccentric and adventurous aunt, Mame. His childhood goes from one of routine and order to one rather more unusual, and over the course of his adolescence and early adulthood, his colourful Auntie Mame keeps providing him with amazing ...
My love affair with Auntie Mame is comparatively recent. It started in a conversation with a new acquaintance, and I mentioned I was in the online book business.Without missing a beat I was told in perfect Connecticut lockjaw that "books are awfully decorative, don't you think?"My blank look was eno...
Every once in a blue moon, on a night when the stars are celebrating with a glass of champagne, and the air is heady with the scent of perfume, a person like Auntie Mame is born. While often criticized as not being of much "practical merit," - that is, not having much insight into the world of comme...
But darling, you simply must read [b:Auntie Mame: An Irreverent Escapade|187060|Auntie Mame An Irreverent Escapade|Patrick Dennis|http://d.gr-assets.com/books/1320515457s/187060.jpg|2248207]. Even 60 years after publication, she is still so very au courant, so moderne.The version I read had an aft...
Dedication: To the worst manuscript typists in New Yok, V V and Mme A.Burpday Jazz lit by a tiny blue friend which I have dubbed smurf - and I wear purple beads around my wrist (a la cover art). Thank You Thank You Thank You dear and wonderful Womble xx
Despite this being set in 1955, it's relentless sending up of conformity and conservatism means its as relevant today. Auntie Mame is witty, irreverent and downright fun.
OK, I started this book yesterday. I found the introduction by Paul Rudnick more interesting than the book itself. The book draws a picture of an era. It was a hit in the 1950s. I easily recognize my parents gung-ho attitude that anything and everything is possible. OK, you do laugh sometimes, but e...
I preferred the movie.
Sparklingly witty, irreverently satirical, this 1955 novel manages to remain timelessly relevant in its cutting send-up of conformity, conservatism, and cupidity. Mame Dennis first swam into my ken during the long, hot, boring summer of 1973, an anodyne to the astoundingly dreary Watergate hearings ...
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