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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Too Good to Miss,
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This review is from: Charlie, come home (Mass Market Paperback)
But for my good fortune in stumbling across this little novel in a bargain basement somewhere,I would never have known of its existence. "Charlie Come Home" has been out-of-print for years. In fact, I'm writing this review because I'm out here at Amazon trying to find a replacement for my battered copy. Even the rubber bands that keep the binding from crumbling can't hold it together anymore and I can't imagine not having it on hand for yet another quick, enjoyable read. That's how good this one is, folks!
"Charlie Come Home" is a rip-roaring, bank robbery caper whose central character, the narrator, is one of the most engaging characters in literature. Charlie is an outwardly self-effacing, highly frustrated man who leads a hopelessly gray, little life. Then the goddess-like Delphine suddenly takes an interest in him and his life suddenly emerges from grayscale to technicolor. Every fantasy he ever secretly, shamefully indulged in now seems possible. Through Delphine's eyes Charlie finally sees himself as the dapper, about-town, macho man he always wanted to be. He carefully courts Delphine eagerly anticipating the day that he can claim her; she who is a prize he never thought he could win. And then things begin to go array off course. What happens next is pure, heart-stopping fun. That's all I can tell you without giving the rest away. Take this ride. Read "Charlie Come Home". It is a masterfully written, must-read novel.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
--"Unputdownable"--,
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This review is from: Charlie, Come Home (Paperback)
CHARLIE, COME HOME is an amazing and fascinating story about a man who, at first, seems quite ordinary.
Charlie Pritchard, a small, timid and quiet type of guy is a bank clerk. He works in a branch of Cadwallader's Bank in a small seaside town in Wales. He boards at the home of the bank manager and his life is rather boring. The other employees of the bank fight constantly and the backstabbing he faces each day is depressing. He seems to have no life. After an affair with his boss's daughter, Ida, she leaves town. For him, there was no great loss since he did not love her, and she was actually the one who initiated the affair. He, like every other man in town, is infatuated with the gorgeous Delphine, who along with her brother runs the local cafe. Delphine does notice Charlie and begins to show a lot of interest in him, but the interest seems more to do with his working in a bank than in the man himself. The author, R. F. Delderfield has woven a story that's really unusual and full of surprises. The jacket of the book says it's "unputdownable." I agree!
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