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Mr. Golightly's Holiday - Salley Vickers
Mr. Golightly's Holiday
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A writer of delicacy and insight.—The Seattle TimesMany years ago, Mr. Golightly wrote a work of dramatic fiction that grew to be an astonishing international bestseller. But his reputation is on the decline and he finds himself badly out of touch with the modern world. He decides to take a... show more
A writer of delicacy and insight.—The Seattle TimesMany years ago, Mr. Golightly wrote a work of dramatic fiction that grew to be an astonishing international bestseller. But his reputation is on the decline and he finds himself badly out of touch with the modern world. He decides to take a holiday and comes to the historic village of Great Calne, hoping to use the opportunity to bring his great work up to date. But he soon finds that events take over his plans and that the themes he has written on are being strangely replicated in the lives of the villagers around him. As he comes to know his neighbors better, Mr. Golightly begins to examine his attitude toward love and to ponder the terrible catastrophe of his only son's death — so, too, we begin to learn the true and extraordinary identity of Mr. Golightly."Beautifully turned...quite clever and laced with genteel moments of emotional depth."—Newsday"[Mr. Golightly's Holiday] invites you to sit back and consider the large issues of remorse, redemption, and creation."—The Boston Globe"[Mr. Golightly's Holiday] sparkles with gems of greatness."—The Oklahoman"Wonderfully wry...a clever idea."—The Baltimore SunSally Vicers, a former university lecturer in literature, is a trained analytical psychologist and lectures widely on the connections between literature, psychology, and religion. She is the author of Miss Garnet's Angel and Instances of the Number 3. She lives in London and Bath.
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Format: ebook
ISBN: 9780312423803 (0312423802)
ASIN: 9780312423803
Publisher: Picador
Pages no: 368
Edition language: English
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Bloodorange
Bloodorange rated it
3.0 Mr. Golightly's Holiday
Oh, I *hate* it when the cover itself is a major spoiler. My edition of MGH has Mr G's bestselling masterpiece on the cover. The page layout would suffice, but you can even *read the text*. Dear book cover designers! Each time this happens, a fairy dies...
Expendable Mudge Muses Aloud
Expendable Mudge Muses Aloud rated it
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Rating: 3.5* of fiveI fell in love with Salley Vickers when I read "Miss Garnet's Angel" ten or so years ago. It's set in Venice, a city I simply adore. It's a beautifully imagined moment in a solitary person's life, one where limitless possibilities open up inside her.Then came "Instances of the Nu...
Cecily's book reviews
Cecily's book reviews rated it
3.0
Fable with an old-fashioned feel (like Mr Golightly), though set in the present. Effective evocation of village life and characters, though inevitably there is a higher than average proportion of "interesting" characters. Some of the metaphors are trying too hard; it was described by one reviewer as...
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