Three generations of the Pentecost family live in a state of permanent disarray in a huge, sprawling farmhouse. Seven-year-old Gaylord Pentecost is the innocent hero who observes the lives of the adults – Grandpa, Momma and Poppa and two aunties – with amusement and incredulity. Through Gaylord’s eyes, we witness the heartache suffered by Auntie Rose as the exquisite Auntie Becky makes a play for her gentleman friend, while Gaylord unwittingly makes the situation far worse.
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Book Description
Frequently Bought Together
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
More About the Author
Discover books, learn about writers, read author blogs, and more.
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
wonderful, witty story,
By
Amazon Verified Purchase(What's this?)
This review is from: Morning's At Seven (Paperback)
I am really surprised that Eric Malpass is so obscure in the United States. After all, his books are a British classic, written in English, so they do not even need to be translated. And they are so packed with humor, warmth, and good vibes that they can brighten even the most rainy day."Morning's at Seven" is the first of the cycle about the Pentecost family, who live in the British Midlands, in the countryside. We can get acquainted with all the family members one morning when Gaylord, the seven-year-old, youngest family member, does the tour of all the bedrooms and manages to irritate everyone: his grandfather, great-aunt Marigold, his two aunts, frivolous Becky and bitter teacher Rose, and his parents, May and Jocelyn (Gaylord's father is the author's alter ego, a writer specializing in satiric novels). We get to know the family and spend with them all the seasons of the year, participating in their daily life. The central character is Gaylord, whose inquisitive nature and fondness for Willie, a feeble-minded teenager with many older brothers, gets him in a lot of trouble. The parents try to help him out of his problems, but, inadvertently, Gaylord is a spiritus movens of many events leading to changes of the romantic lives of his aunts, and, therefore, the whole household. The fantastic language, genuine family feeling and wonderfully depicted characters and their adventures make "Morning's at Seven" a novel to return to. This book , although published in 1965, will never become obsolete, although (or: because?) the characters do not use cell phones or play video games.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
Inside This Book
(learn more)
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tag this product(What's this?)Think of a tag as a keyword or label you consider is strongly related to this product.
Tags will help all customers organize and find favorite items. |
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
