I Never Touched You by Starke, Roland - 1971

1971. London, Rupert Hart-Davis, 1971. 20.4cm x 13.4cm. 176 pages with dust-jacket photograph by Dennis Rolfe. Original Hardcover with original, unclipped dustjacket in protective Mylar. Excellent condition with only minor signs of external wear. Rare ! Starke's outrageous comedy, a wild and zany extravaganza with a memorable cast of characters that includes Norman, confidence trickster extraordinary in the field of sexual promise; Mrs. Berry, called by God to perform singlehandedly the unification of the churches; Mr. Berry, for whom VE Day is still around the corner; Merle, the bartered bride of the Coptic Church of St. Nicholas; The Rev. Safenda, over whose corpse Norman loses his head; Mrs. Lamotte, widow, who loses the American way of life trying to bend Norman's principle; Caroline, her daughter, who finds Norman unexpectedly; Commander Swayne, who doesn't find Norman at all; together with an hilarious supporting cast, including Barnstaple and Trelawney, trainee constables- trained only in the… Read More