A Handful of Dust– Chapters 4, 5, 6, 7 Summer is ending. And that is some hard cheese on all of us. Er, well, at least on me. So, this means the end of our summer read and thoughts on the last four chapters. Chapter 4 can be summarized in this quote by Tony, “So … Continue reading »
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Summer Read – A Handful of Dust – Chapter Three
A Handful of Dust – Chapter Three – Hard Cheese on Tony It’s that time again – chapter three is upon us – and I am still disgusted with Brenda and in love with Tony. I understand Mrs. Darcy’s assessment of society pushing people into marriage and it was probably hard to resist that push … Continue reading »
Summer Read – A Handful of Dust – Chapter Two
CHAPTER TWO – ENGLISH GOTHIC In this chapter we are introduced to some new characters, Tony and Brenda Last. They have a son who is mainly raised by a nanny and Ben the stableman. They seem like a normal married couple who live on a HUGE estate in the quiet countryside of England. Normal. Anyway, … Continue reading »
Summer Read – A Handful of Dust by Evelyn Waugh
Each and every summer Mrs. Darcy and I read a “classic” book. We found a list years ago that supposedly ranks the top 100 books ever written. I can tell you that this list is hardly accurate – we have read several books that I wouldn’t wish upon my worst enemy. Regardless, we continue each … Continue reading »
