Darcy's Utopia
β Scribed by Weldon, Fay
- Book ID
- 109325946
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Year
- 1991
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 311 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781480412514
No coin nor oath required. For personal study only.
β¦ Synopsis
On the eve of interviewing the fabulous and elusive Eleanor Darcy, journalists Valerie and Hugo meet and shack up in a hotel on the dubious strength of Hugo's credit card. As Eleanor (nee Apricot Smith) expounds her utopian plans for religion, education, sex, and money, their spontaneous passion changes course. Weldon mingles tart social commentary and political satire in a novel that is both somber and very funny. The question and answer format is awkward, however; and the humor is very British. Weldon is the author of plays, nonfiction, and such novels as The Life and Loves of a She-devil. Buy this one where there is demand.
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