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Back Bay Books
September 1999
On Sale: September 1, 1999
336 pages ISBN: 0316926116 EAN: 9780316926119 Paperback
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Non-Fiction
The Bright Young Things of 1920s Mayfair, with their
paradoxical mix of innocence and sophistication, exercise
their inventive minds and vile bodies in every kind of
capricious escapade, whether it is promiscuity, dancing,
cocktail parties or sports cars. A vivid assortment of
characters, among them the struggling writer Adam Fenwick-
Symes and the glamorous, aristocratic Nina Blount, hunt
fast and furiously for ever greater sensations and the
hedonistic fulfilment of their desires. Evelyn Waugh's
acidly funny and experimental satire shows a new generation
emerging in the years after the First World War, revealing
the darkness and vulnerability beneath the glittering
surface of the high life.
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