A Much Married Man (Thomas Dunne Books)
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| Rating | : | 4.52 (541 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 031238226X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 464 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2016-01-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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But Anthony still has an aching desire for one thing: the perfect match. From one of the sharpest observers of the modern scene comes this witty, intelligent, and irresistible novel in the tradition of Gosford Park and Snobs. He may be surrounded by his sprawling estate, but lurking in the village are more than one or two reminders of his complicated past, including three ex-wives, a mistress, and a legion of children and stepchildren, all dependent on him and all determined to do whatever it takes to get what they want.A Much Married Man is a wickedly funny social satire with characters that will stay with readers long after the final page. As he surveys his beautiful house in the English countryside, Anthony has the distinct feeling that he's under siege. Like a modern-day Edith Wharton or Anthony Trollope, Nicholas Coleridge delivers a sensational glimpse inside the salacious world of the upper classes.. Running headlong into marriage is Anthony's forte and his greatest weakness. Anthony Anscombe has everything he could ever want: an exquisite family estate, enviable social standing, and a desirable inheritance
Three Stars It was okay, kept me entertained.I thought it on and on to make a point.. "Perfect beach read" according to Suzanne. Who says the joys of frivolity aren't worth a quick read? Really enjoyed "A Much Married Man." I told a friend to buy this light and airy souffle of a book and he nearly did not, based on these reviews here on Amazon, which nearly all miss the mark. Let me set the record straight.This book is a minor classic on par with Trollope. It's not literary by any stretch, but it is way better written than the average eurotrash summer novel. Coleridge's comedy of manners never misses a beat in its satire of late 20th century English and Mediterranean upper-class life. The dialog is perfe. strongly recommended Cary This was such an enjoyable read. I would probably have enjoyed it even more had I been more familiar with the English class system; it is so obviously a spot-on comedy of manners. I agree with previous reviewers: it is most certainly not a 'satire' -- it is way too good-hearted to be that. There were a couple of laugh-aloud moments, but mostly I just kept turning the pages and smiling at this very large interesting cast of characters. I found Anthony very very appealing; if you don't, then it's all over for you, because he is what holds the book together. His string of wives is
Throughout, Anthony remains the epitome of a gentleman, unfailingly patient with the demanding women in his life (the first a diva waif, the second a priggish homebody and the third a monstrous money-grubber). The titular much-married man is Anthony Anscombe, the thoroughly decent but naïvely innocent scion of a private English merchant bank family, who also happens to be a country squire responsible for the well-being of a picturesque village and 2,000 acres of "magical" land to which his family has held title for 370 years. All rights reserved. managing director Coleridge. (June)Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. From Publishers Weekly Britain's moneyed upper crust comes in for a slapstick razzing in this class-skewering 10th book (after novels Godchildren and Streetsmart) by Condé Nast U.K. . The eccentric locals love Anthony, and Anthony loves haplessly: over four