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Cargando... French Leave (1956)por P. G. Wodehouse
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Inscríbete en LibraryThing para averiguar si este libro te gustará. Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro. Three 20 ish sisters, who run a chicken farm on Long Island, but are largely impecunious, long for a bit of romance and society. Having come across windfall, they decide to have a European holiday. But with insufficient funds for all three, they decide to travel under the guise of a rich socialite accompanied by her servants, with each sister taking a month about as the socialite, moving to a new location when changing roles. They meet a charming, titled but impecunious Marquis, who sets his mind on playing cupid in favor of his would be writer son. At the end of the first month,one of the sisters decides to return to the US. Those remaining, having swapped roles and cities, commence on their charade again, only to encounter misunderstandings, wrong assumptions, and misplaced trust. Most people end up engaged to a range of different people in rapid succession (in some cases on a serial basis) until all is solved, and everyone who is meant to end up with their fated one. Very enjoyable. Big Ship 1December 2022 A book from the later run of Wodehouse novels, independent of his running series, but with the same sort of musical-comedy-without-the-music style. Although "farce" might be the appropriate term for this story, which involves multiple romantic entanglements at a resort on the French Channel coast (territory Wodehouse knew well from living there before World War II). Not top-tier Wodehouse; for example, I don't think the Clutterbuck character was well-thought out, but good for some laughs. As the title suggests, this novel is predominantly set in France, though it opens and ends in America. The characters are a mixture of Americans and French with no definitive hero or heroine. The roles are fairly evened out. Theresa “Terry” Trent could be labelled as the central character. It’s through her and her two sisters coming into a few thousand dollars that prompts them to undertake a two-month break in France, consequently leading to Wodehouse-style adventures. This respected author has a great talent for complicating matters for the main characters without muddling the reader. We feel sure all will end well yet still take pleasure in seeing how the protagonists fathom out the confusion and cross-purposes that fall in their way. So this is not gripping entertainment, but it’s certainly a worthwhile light-hearted read. sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
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In French Leave Wodehouse abandons his familiar world of English country houses and London clubs for a more sophisticated European milieu and the comedy is just as light-hearted. Three American sisters leave their chicken farm on Long Island for a holiday in Europe. In France they encounter the charming but penniless Marquis de Maufringneuse, his writer son Jeff, and the marquis's tough American ex-wife. When they all find themselves together at the exclusive resort of St. Rocque - one of the sisters in search of a husband, the marquis in search of a fortune, the writer in search of love - Wodehousian complications ensue. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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The book has the usual clever plotting, sharp characterisation, and wry humour, delivered in Wodehouse's trademark style. Very good. ( )