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Cupid's Dart - David Nobbs

 
Description: ISBN 0434012467 / Genre: Fiction / Author: David Nobbs / Hardcover / 400 Pages / Book is published 2007-02-01 by William Heinemann Ltd

Newest Review: ... to make me think that it may have been how he would have turned out, if he had chosen a purely academic life. I now think of ... more

 ... this character as Reggie's cousin - initially usually fitting the role in the world in which he lives, but with a crazy, perhaps menacing, alter ego trying to get out. In this novel the author brings together two very different types of people. Alan Calcutt, from whose viewpoint the story is narrated, is an Oxford University Philosophy Don, who has a chance meeting with Ange, an Essex Girl. They are fascinated by each other, and the friendship that follows teaches them both a lot. The Essex girl widens her gen...more

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Crowned Review Cupid's Dart - David Nobbs: Oxford Don Studies Essex Girl (666 words)
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*** The Author's Style *** David Nobbs, the author of Cupid's Dart, is also the creator of Reggie Perrin, along with many other comedy works in the form of novels, as well as TV and radio scriptwriting. Before earning his living as a writer he was in the army, a journalist and an advertising executive. Born in Kent, and now living near Harrogate, he is adept at bringing eccentric British personalities sharply to life. He has obviously mastered the technique of "people-watching". I especially like the fact that, despite poking fun at his characters, readers will often grow to like them, as the reasons for their behaviour ...  Read the complete review

 

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