About this title: SNOBS is the story of Edith Lavery, who earns a living answering the telephone in a Chelsea-based estate agents. She is the attractive only child of a comfortably-off accountant. When she attends Royal Ascot as a guest of friends, she meets bachelor Charles Broughton, who as Earl Broughton and heir to the Marquess of Uckfield, is a gossip-column favourite. He proposes, she accepts - and here is the crux of the story: is she really in love with Charles or with his title and all that goes with it? The story is narrated by a journeyman character actor who comfortably moves among the upper ...
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Binding: Paperback
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Date Published: 2006
ISBN-13:9780312336936ISBN:0312336934
Description: Acceptable. Overall below average used book. May have highlighting, underlining, notes, price sticker on cover, or be an ex-library book. read more
"I read this in a beach house in Cape Cod. I know I'm typically more lenient on anything read near a body of water, but I think I really enjoyed this on its own merits, not its surroundings."
"Another book on tape during my last road trip. It was difficult to get into the story because the author provides a lot of information (some unnecessary) but still entertaining. Toward the end, I was totally enthralled as to what would happen with Edith and Charles (I thought the end result was great). I do have to admit wanting to slap Edith throughout the course of the book. And I enjoyed reading about British culture (they are not too emotional)."
"Broughton Hall, Sussex from the inside and the outside - the insiders swatting away at the wannabes. Full of witty truisms about society in general. I was thinking of adding some quotes to this review to give a taste. Impossible. You have to read it."
"Wow. this guy really nailed it. This book reminded me of someone paring a fish with the ease of a surgeon. Fellows examines social protocol in a certain circle by flaking it from the chaos of conversation, holding it up to the light, and explaining exactly why everything about it is preposterous.
Ever wonder why some people call each other Sausage or Toffee? Turn to page 44. Want to know Fellow's theory about the patented British "stiff upper lip"? Try page 35. Or find out who fits this brilliant character description: "He talked of himself and his triumphs in that relaxed unselfconscious way that only the deeply egocentric can manage" (Hint, Page 107.)
Fellow's writing is beautiful and complicated. He's a mannered writer in the old-fashioned style of Warton and James, and his story is filled with expert plot twists. I was completely enthralled."
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