Girl in Blue [Mass Market Paperback]

P. G. Wodehouse (Author)

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• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated (1997)
• ASIN: B000KXJMOM
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)

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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite of all Wodehouse's books., May 11, 1999

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This review is from: The Girl in Blue (Paperback)

Typical Wodehouse hilarity, a delightfully tangled plot, and the simplest and most moving marriage proposal scene I've ever read. I like the Wooster and Jeeves books well enough, but I love this one.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A very entertaining book!, September 16, 2001

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This review is from: The Girl in Blue (Paperback)

I highly recommend this book. It is very funy and entertaining.
One of Wodehouse's best!

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Character Will Out!, January 25, 2005

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This review is from: The Girl in Blue (Paperback)

P.G. Wodehouse is famous for his characters and his marvelous mix-ups in English country houses that will remind many readers of the better Shakespearean comedies in which lovers run amok in the Forest of Arden. Writers have always admired his original turns of phrase.

In his later years, Mr. Wodehouse often recycled his characters and the stories became impenetrable in some cases to those who had not read the earlier books. But every so often, he took the time to develop new characters and put them into the usual country house run around. That's exactly what occurred in The Girl in Blue, with very fine results.

Homer Pyle, an eminent corporation lawyer, is abashed to have to rescue his sister, the wealthy Barney Claybourne, from being prosecuted for shoplifting from Guildenstern's on Madison Avenue in New York. It seems like there's a history in the family, and Homer doesn't know what to do. When Guildenstern's insists Barney be taken out of town, that solution proves to be a relief. Guildenstern's suggests that Barney be kept away from department stores so they agree to take Barney to a country home that takes paying guests in England, one Mellingham Hall, operated by the impoverished Crispin Scrope.

Meanwhile in London, Jerry West, Crispin's nephew, finds himself falling in love with a fellow juror. That's a problem because Jerry's already engaged to one of the town's great beauties . . . who happens to be a gold digger.

Crispin's brother, Willoughby, becomes the London host for Homer and Barney and shares with them his pride and joy, a Gainsborough miniature that he has just purchased. Homer panics and the fun begins!

The story proceeds at a comfortable pace to pose all kinds of awkward situations and dilemmas that lead the characters even more into the soup. It's a delightful plot and the characters are even more wonderful. Enjoy!