Very Old Money [Hardcover]

Stanley Ellin (Author)

Product Details

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Arbor House Pub Co; First Edition edition (February 1985)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0877956278
• ISBN-13: 978-0877956273
• Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 5.9 x 1.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,596,368 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 Worth every penny of the $20 I paid, July 22, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Very Old Money (Hardcover)

I considered myself lucky to have found a copy of this book at a local used-book store.

Mr. Ellin's style is literate; his writing skill equals that of any author of "classics." The surprising ending could not have been anything other than what Mr. Ellin conceived. His storytelling was quite natural, the characters well developed,,and the plot very believable. In the hands of a less skillful writer, the story would have come across as contrived.

Buy this book. Kick back and have a good time with it!

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very Old Money, Very Good Read!, November 28, 2005

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Kristi L. Sprinkle "Kristi Sprinkle" (Bastrop, Texas USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Very Old Money (Hardcover)

Ellin's style is much like that of Wally Lamb's, except in the mystery world. I'm not a big fan of mysteries, but this one captured my imagination with characters I wanted to take home with me (and question), with a culture I loved to hate and with places I could only dream of inhabiting.

Michael and Amy Lloyd find themselves without teaching positions and are both hired on as servants for a well-to-do family. Michael is hired as a chauffeur and Amy becomes the personal assistant to a rich blind woman, a woman who's the center of deceit and gossip -- and the center of the household's seemingly devoted attention.

The book, even though it is now 20 years old, is worth picking up because the quality of writing is far better than many of the books touted as 'brilliant' these days. Look for it!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Masterpiece, September 3, 2011

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James G. Bruen Jr. (Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Very Old Money (Mass Market Paperback)

Stanley Ellin's Very Old Money is a masterpiece. Nothing else need be said about it. If you have even a passing interest in mystery stories, this is a must read.