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Book Synopsis''A whole Gothic world had come to grief . . .''
Beautiful Lady Brenda Last lives at Hetton Abbey, a crumbling Gothic monstrosity that is her husband Tony''s pride and joy. Bored and restless after seven years of marriage, she drifts into an affair with a worthless young socialite. Abandoning the country for the glamorous yet shallow London scene, Brenda imagines divorce will bring happiness. Instead she and Tony feel lost and isolated - victims of the wreckless times in which they live . . .
Trade Review“A vicious, witty novel.” —
New York Times “Waugh’s technique is relentless and razor-edged…By any standard it is super satire.” —
Chicago Daily News
“The most mature and the best written novel that Mr. Waugh has yet produced.” —
New Statesman & Nation “A story both tragic and hilariously funny, that seems to move along without aid from its author…Unquestionably the best book Mr. Waugh has written.” —
Saturday Review
