![]() ![]() A superb and timeless comedy - * Scotsman * A perfick piece of entertainment - * New York Times * A wistful daydream about innocence and happiness - * Spectator * A pulsing comedy of country manners. His works have been translated into sixteen languages. ![]() ![]() are essentially English of the rich and ribald England of Chaucer and Shakespeare. The Darling Buds of May, the first of the popular Larkin family novels, was followed by A Breath of French Air (1959), When the Green Woods Laugh (1960), Oh To Be in England (1963). His most popular creation was the effervescent Larkin family, about whom he wrote five novels, including The Darling Buds of May. Bates published his first novel, The Two Sisters, when he was twenty. Don't miss it - * Herald * Pop Larkin, Ma and their progeny. Bates was born in Northamptonshire, England, in 1905. Ma is a worthy match for him in all these qualities - * The Times * As funny as Evelyn Waugh and as enchanting as Laurie Lee's Cider with Rosie. ![]() Don't miss it * Herald * They are absolute comfort books * The Lady * Pop is as sexy, genial, generous, and boozy as ever. A superb and timeless comedy * Scotsman * As funny as Evelyn Waugh and as enchanting as Laurie Lee's Cider with Rosie. are essentially English of the rich and ribald England of Chaucer and Shakespeare. * Time * A gently, anarchic wish-fulfilling daydream * The Times * A perfick piece of entertainment * New York Times * A wistful daydream about innocence and happiness * Spectator * Pop Larkin, Ma and their progeny. ![]()
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