| Author: | J.B. Priestley | ISBN: | 9781786820181 |
| Publisher: | Oberon Books | Publication: | August 24, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Oberon Books | Language: | English |
| Author: | J.B. Priestley |
| ISBN: | 9781786820181 |
| Publisher: | Oberon Books |
| Publication: | August 24, 2016 |
| Imprint: | Oberon Books |
| Language: | English |
‘Communism’s all right for a gentleman like yourself, but you’ll get over it.’
The Kettlewells are a dysfunctional family. Richard is an old Etonian whose business ventures are failing. Over one crowded weekend, his daughter Pamela, whom he hardly knows, returns from Russia, a passionate communist; his ex-wife and mistress both turn up; and his butler has a big win at the races.
The Roundabout is a funny, touching, highly perceptive look at England in the 1930s, when it looked, just possibly, as if the social order might be changing.
‘Communism’s all right for a gentleman like yourself, but you’ll get over it.’
The Kettlewells are a dysfunctional family. Richard is an old Etonian whose business ventures are failing. Over one crowded weekend, his daughter Pamela, whom he hardly knows, returns from Russia, a passionate communist; his ex-wife and mistress both turn up; and his butler has a big win at the races.
The Roundabout is a funny, touching, highly perceptive look at England in the 1930s, when it looked, just possibly, as if the social order might be changing.
