The Vacillations of Poppy Carew [Paperback]

Mary Wesley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: 1989

Delightful story full of comic skill, rich in detail, observant of human life, full of unusual wrinkles

Product Details

• Paperback: 315 pages
• Publisher: Swan (1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0552992585
• ISBN-13: 978-0552992589
• ASIN: B000KXLBE6
• Product Dimensions: 7.6 x 5 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.5 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #6,520,712 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A wonderfully entertaining read, July 19, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Vacillations of Poppy Carew (King Penguin) (Paperback)

This book is full of charm, wit and excellent writing. The characters are richly drawn, quirky and entertaining. Wesley has a way of pinning down the fine details of human behavior and showing them in a sympathetic but humorous light. Poppy's vacillations are completely understandable and her struggles to get herself unstuck from a bad relationship are tragic yet funny. Wesley gives her characters the kind of dignity that makes us love them, even when they are not being very loveable. This is the mark of a great writer.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of her very best, May 2, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Vacillations of Poppy Carew (King Penguin) (Paperback)

I've read all the Mary Wesley books I can find, and this one is my favorite. It's better if you have read her _The_Camomile_ Lawn_ first; but this is a very different book, lighter-hearted than some of her stories. It is funny, sometimes touching, and refuses to turn out the way you expect. Really delightful.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of her very best, May 3, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: The Vacillations of Poppy Carew (King Penguin) (Paperback)

I've read all the Mary Wesley books I can find, and this one is my favorite. It's better if you have read her _The_Camomile_ Lawn_ first; but this is a very different book, lighter-hearted than some of her stories. It is funny, sometimes touching, and refuses to turn out the way you expect. Really delightful.