Notwithstanding
Stories from an English Village
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3.3 • 15 Ratings
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- £5.99
Publisher Description
Welcome to the village of Notwithstanding, where a lady dresses in plus fours and shoots squirrels, a retired general gives up wearing clothes altogether, a spiritualist lives in a cottage with the ghost of her husband, and people think it quite natural to confide in a spider that lives in a potting shed.
Based on de Bernières' recollections of the village he grew up in, Notwithstanding is a funny and moving depiction of a charming vanished England.
Customer Reviews
My favourite book
Having spent my whole life in surrey, just down the road from Notwithstanding, this book speaks right to my soul. I know every single character in this book, I even recognise George the spider.
I have only read this book three times, allowing years to pass in-between reading in the hope that I might forget the stories in order to enjoy their gentle, moving beauty with the same surprise as I did the first time.
To Louis de Bernières: if you ever read this, thank you for reminding me how lucky I am to live in this wonderful place and thank you for this, my favourite book.
To everyone else: read it, then read it again!