
Handful of Dust
by Evelyn Waugh
Title:
Handful of Dust
Author:
Evelyn Waugh
Series (if any):
Penguin Essentials
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
320 pages
Publisher:
Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN-13:
9780241970553
EAN:
9780241970553
Publication Date:
14/08/2014
Classifications:
Classic and Biographical
Weight (g):
306
Dimensions (mm):
182 x 113 x 21
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
''A whole Gothic world had come to grief . . .''Beautiful Lady Brenda Last lives at Hetton Abbey, a crumbling Gothic monstrosity that is her husband Tony''s pride and joy. Bored and restless after seven years of marriage, she drifts into an affair with a worthless young socialite. Abandoning the country for the glamorous yet shallow London scene, Brenda imagines divorce will bring happiness. Instead she and Tony feel lost and isolated - victims of the wreckless times in which they live . . .






























