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Paradise Postponed
Paradise Postponed
Author: John Mortimer
Ultraliberal clergyman Simeon Simcox, rector of the village of Rapstone Fanner, leaves his entire fortune to Leslie Titmuss, a social-climbing conservative politician. As Mortimer recounts the gossip and dastardly goings-on in Rapstone Fanner, he creates a wickedly funny, totally absorbing portrait of British life from the austerity of World War...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780670800940
ISBN-10: 0670800945
Publication Date: 4/7/1986
Pages: 352
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  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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3.3 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Viking Adult
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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hardtack avatar reviewed Paradise Postponed on + 2700 more book reviews
This book is about class, status and change in post-World War II British Society, and if you do not understand how British society worked before World War II, you won't enjoy the book.

I bought the book because of Mortimer's excellent work with the Rumpole series. This book started slow and stayed that way for a number of pages. I was somewhat bored with it as it is so different from his other works. Then the characters and the story he was imparting began to catch hold of me. The pages then raced by. I have the other two novels in this series and am looking forward to the next.
buzzby avatar reviewed Paradise Postponed on + 6062 more book reviews
All was well in the village of Rapstone Fanner - until the rector dies....

I tried reading this backwards, which is a big time saver, unless you watch the BBC version of it, and even then, you have to sit through 11 parts.


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