Book: The people on Privilege Hill
Jun. 29th, 2010 10:56 amAuthor: Jane Gardam
Details: (c) Jane Gardam 2007; Pub Abacus 2008; ISBN 978-0-349-11845-1
Verdict: The people on Privilege Hill is a thought-provoking and often cynical collection of short stories.
Reasons for reading it: I am a huge, huge fan of Jane Gardam's novels. I thought from the blurb on this that it was a collection of short stories in the same setting as Old Filth, and I wasn't sure that would be quite my thing, though I did enjoy the novel. However it turns out that this is only true of the title story; the others are a varied collection on the general theme of growing old(er).
How it came into my hands: Library.
( detailed review )
Details: (c) Jane Gardam 2007; Pub Abacus 2008; ISBN 978-0-349-11845-1
Verdict: The people on Privilege Hill is a thought-provoking and often cynical collection of short stories.
Reasons for reading it: I am a huge, huge fan of Jane Gardam's novels. I thought from the blurb on this that it was a collection of short stories in the same setting as Old Filth, and I wasn't sure that would be quite my thing, though I did enjoy the novel. However it turns out that this is only true of the title story; the others are a varied collection on the general theme of growing old(er).
How it came into my hands: Library.
( detailed review )
