One of the most entertaining books I've read for a long time. A highly intelligent elderly mother-cum-author of Scandinavian origin, whose husband has pushed off and who detests her end-of-20th century successful professional class progeny, hides herself away in an abandoned ex-hotel on an Exmoor cliff-top. The story chiefly revolves around the progeny's efforts to make sure they inherit the mother's fortune. Wittily satirical and intelligent. Excellent characterisations.
(Jeremy Swann - bwl 17 February 2003 ) |
