Fairness (A chronicle of modern twilight): 1

Fairness (A chronicle of modern twilight): 1

by Ferdinand Mount (Author)

Synopsis

About Helen, the tiny, blonde, serious girl whom the narrator meets when they are both looking after children during a summer vacation in Normandy. Her adventures in search of a morally satisfying life lead her into situations that are neither satisfying nor moral, from the mining boom in Central Africa to child abuse scandals of 1980s.

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 320
Edition: New edition
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 07 Feb 2002

ISBN 10: 0099286025
ISBN 13: 9780099286028
Book Overview: The tone is Evelyn Waugh at his most witty and achingly wistful. A delight' Daily Mail

Author Bio
Ferdinand Mount's earlier novel, Of Love and Asthma, was awarded the Hawthornden Prize for 1992. Umbrella, the first of his Tales of History and Imagination, was described by the Oxford historian Niall Ferguson as 'quite simply the best historical novel in years'. He is also well known as a political columnist.