A terrific sendup and parody of English literature set in the countryside, a la Laurence and Hardy. The Starkadders are one messed up, seriously dysfunctional family rotting away on a farm when a London cousin fallen on hard times shows up. Very funny, spot on and worth the hunt. So too is the cover...
Flora Poste has been recently orphaned, both her parents dieing within weeks of each other. Her father leaves behind for her only a pittance which will make it difficult for her to live on her own. Much to the horror of her friend Mrs. Smiley, Flora devises and executes a plan to beg her relations...
Flora Poste is young, bright and likes things to be tidy. Rather than get a job, she moves in with her hopelessly gloomy and Gothic cousins at Cold Comfort Farm, presided over by Aunt Ada Doom, who keeps to her room after having once seen something "nasty in the woodshed." Tidying up ensues. A funny...
This fast read follows Flora Poste, a rich girl in post-WWII England, who discovers after the death of her parents that she is, in fact, not rich at all. With a calculated plan and the help from friends with great social connections, Flora moves to Cold Comfort Farm, a family stronghold in rural Sus...
Aaaaahahhaaaha! One of the few novels I saved from college. This one actually made me laugh out loud--something I never do when reading. It's a satire, and it's fantastic!
Just fun. I love a good, sensible modern girl (for any value of "modern") who finds herself in the wacked-out world of a gothic novel. It's a great formula since Northanger Abbey, and Gibbons has great fun with it.
Frustrating. Turns out the audio version I got from the library is a BBC (?) radio play. Very difficult to hear/decipher, amidst all the sound effects. I have ordered the book from the library.
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