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Devoted Ladies
by KEANE, Molly [M. J. Farrell]
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- Paperback
- Condition
- Very Good-
- Seller
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Lancaster, California, United States
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About This Item
London: Virago Modern Classics. Very Good-. c1934, 1998. Reprint. Softcover; Trade PB. <B>'It is 1933. Jessica and Jane have been living together for six months. They are devoted friends--or are they? Jessica loves her friend with the cruelty of total possessiveness. Jane is rich, silly, and drinks rather too many brandy-and-sodas. Watching from the sidelines, Sylvester regrets that she should be loved and bullied and perhaps even murdered by that frightful Jessica but decides it is none of his business. When the Irish gentleman George Playfair meets Jane, however, he thinks otherwise: he entices Jane to Ireland where the battle for her devotion begins... A studied satire of art deco decadence and louche behavior, "Devoted Ladies" is a sharp and glittering satire on female love.'</B>; Spine sunned and creased, covers creased and edgworn. Pages clean but age browned (especially edges) as is common with Virago editions. This edition has the Virago apple on the title page and spine with Tatler printed underneath, no ISBN information printed. Copyright information says Virago a division of Little, Brown and Company. Possibly a promotional or gift with purchase issue in conjunction with Tatler magazine. Introduction by Polly Devlin.; Image is actual copy on offer. .
Reviews
On Feb 2 2018, The Old Library Bookshop said:
It would have been more fitting if this book had been titled "Despicable Ladies" because Jessica and Jane, along with every other character in the novel, were the most unpleasant I've met in a long time. Even the twin little boys were snot-noses, and the dogs were nasty, too. The touted "humor" in the novel came from scenes like the one where 30-something Piggy (yes, she even referred to herself as The Piggy) gets pummeled on the behind by the boys as she peers into a badger hole. Set in the '30s, the novel has the feel of the Roarin' '20's with drinking and sport occupying every waking moment. I asked for a Molly Keane novel for Christmas, and my daughter gave me two. I feel obligated to at least give the second one a chance to redeem the author's reputation in my eyes, but I am certainly not looking forward to reading it.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Anglophile Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 7262
- Title
- Devoted Ladies
- Author
- KEANE, Molly [M. J. Farrell]
- Format/Binding
- Softcover; Trade PB
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good-
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Reprint
- Binding
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Virago Modern Classics
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- c1934, 1998
- Keywords
- Ireland, Irish woman author, Novel, Lesbians
- Bookseller catalogs
- Anglophile Fiction; Anglophile Fiction G-P;
- Size
- 275 pages.
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