A Handful of Dust
Author(s): Evelyn Waugh
After seven years of marriage the beautiful Lady Brenda Last is bored with life at Hetton Abbey, the Gothic mansion that is the pride and joy of her husband, Tony. She drifts into an affair with the shallow socialite John Beaver and forsakes Tony for the Belgravia set. Brilliantly combining tragedy, comedy and savage irony, "A Handful of Dust" captures the irresponsible mood of the 'crazy and sterile generation' between the wars. The breakdown of the Last marriage, is a painful, comic re-working of Waugh's own divorce and a symbol of the disintegration of society.
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One of the twentieth century's most chilling and bitter novels; and one of its best - Nicholas Lezard Guardian This is a masterpiece of stylish satire, and is funny too ... a marvellous book - Irish Times Irish Times
General Fields
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- : Penguin Books Ltd
- : Penguin Classics
- : 01 May 2011
- : 01 June 2011
- : books
Special Fields
- : Evelyn Waugh
- : 320