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Jumping the Queue [Paperback]

Mary Wesley (Author)

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Publisher: Black Swan (1989)
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5.0 out of 5 stars Mary Wesley, recently passed on, great writer, January 17, 2003

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The marvelous Mary Wesley passed away a few weeks ago. She was 90. She did not begin publishing until she reached her 70's. She wrote witty social comedy with depth and tenderness and could spin a wicked plot. This was her first novel. I had the pleasure of discovering her when Arts & Entertainment, a TV station, broadcast "Harnessing Peacocks," which was my favorite of her novels. I binged on her work in the 90's, reading one after another. Now that she's gone, I shall reread them all.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Odd tale ends with a surprise., March 8, 2001

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Jumping the Queue is an unusually crafted story that begins with Matilda Poliport's attempt to end her life thwarted by timing, a non-event which sets the tone for the whole tale. Mary Wesley describes Matilda's environs with exquisite word pictures: her cottage, her neighbors, town. When matricide Hugh Warner stumbles into Matilda's life, things take an interesting turn, and they keep turning that way till the end. Jumping the Queue is an extraordinary story whose ending surprised me, and I'm hard to fool.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Want to read it again, October 21, 2003

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I read this about ten years ago and loved it. It's funny in a mad way all the way through (or at least that's how I remember it) except for the ending which really did upset me - in a forgiving kind of way.

Easy read, great plot and highly recommended.

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Jumping the Queue is a British expression meaning to commit suicide, to push to the head of the line for Death. Read more

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This book cites 10 books:

Harnessing Peacocks (King Penguin) by Mary Wesley in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
A Sensible Life by Mary Wesley in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
A Dubious Legacy (Eagle Large Print) by Mary Wesley in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
An Imaginative Experience by Mary Wesley in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
Part of the Furniture by Mary Wesley in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)

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The Two of Us: My Life with John Thaw by Sheila Hancock on page 195
A Sensible Life by Mary Wesley in Front Matter
The Reading Groups Book: 2002-2003 Edition by Jenny Hartley in Back Matter
The Camomile Lawn (King Penguin) by Mary Wesley in Front Matter
Performing Women: Stand-Ups, Strumpets and Itinerants by Alison Oddey on page 231

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