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Good Behaviour
A BBC 2 Between the Covers Book Club Pick – Booker Prize Gems
Series: Virago Modern Classics
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Good Behaviour
A brilliant comic novel about Anglo-Ireland that was shortlisted for the Booker Prize.
*A brilliant comic novel about Anglo-Ireland that was shortlisted for the Booker Prize. *'A mistress of wicked comedy' MALCOLM BRADBURY, VOGUE
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'I do know how to behave - believe me, because I know. I have always known...'
Behind the gates of Temple Alice, the aristocratic Anglo-Irish St Charles family sinks into a state of decaying grace. To Aroon St Charles, the large and unlovely daughter of the house, the fierce forces of sex, money, jealousy, and love seem locked out by the ritual patterns of good behaviour. However, crumbling codes of conduct cannot hope to save the members of the St Charles family from their own unruly and inadmissible desires.
This elegant and allusive novel established Molly Keane as the natural successor to Jean Rhys.
Series: Virago Modern Classics
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Good Behaviour by Molly Keane is highly praised for its striking originality and beautifully crafted writing. Critics admire its dark, complex undertones and engaging narrative, labelling it a masterpiece of wicked comedy and Anglo-Irish writing. It is seen as a remarkable tour de force that is both enchanting and vividly alive.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9781844083244
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 15 December 2005
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Virago Press Ltd
Contributors:
- Introduction by Marian Keyes
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 24.0mm
Width: 124.0mm
Height: 192.0mm
Weight: 236g
Pages: 304
About the Author
Born in Ireland in 1904 into a 'rather serious Hunting and Fishing Church-going family' who gave her little education at the hands of governesses, Molly's interests were 'hunting & horses & having a good time'; she began writing only to supplement her dress allowance. She died in 1996.
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