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The Shooting Party: A Novel, Colegate, Isabel, New Book
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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- ISBN
- 9781582435930
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Counterpoint Press
ISBN-10
1582435936
ISBN-13
9781582435930
eBay Product ID (ePID)
80091391
Product Key Features
Book Title
Shooting Party : a Novel
Number of Pages
240 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Small Town & Rural, Historical
Publication Year
2010
Genre
Fiction
Format
Trade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
8.6 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
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Intended Audience
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Reviews
Poised, wry, lovable, informative . . . An utterly complete rendering of a way of life." —Gail Godwin, author of Queen of the Underworld A beautifully crafted novel, remarkably visual and evocative. The characters are caught in stunning images and tableaux that convey the essence of their natures, the sweep of their emotions." — The Washington Post The Shooting Party is a lovely piece of writing, in which subtlety, irony, and close observation abound." —Larry McMurtry, "Poised, wry, lovable, informative . . . An utterly complete rendering of a way of life." -Gail Godwin, author ofQueen of the Underworld "A beautifully crafted novel, remarkably visual and evocative. The characters are caught in stunning images and tableaux that convey the essence of their natures, the sweep of their emotions." -The Washington Post "The Shooting Partyis a lovely piece of writing, in which subtlety, irony, and close observation abound." -Larry McMurtry, "A beautifully crafted novel, remarkably visual and evocative. The characters are caught in stunning images and tableaux that convey the essence of their natures, the sweep of their emotions." -- The Washington Post "Colegate's prose is dimly luminous, like ancient silver . . . A feast of elegant writing." -- Los Angeles Times "A novel of unusual force and flavor." -- The New Yorker "Colegate explores a world--upper-class England on the eve of the Great War--with affection and distance, recording its grace as well as its cruelty . . . finally making it both meaningful and moving." -- The Atlantic "Poised, wry, lovable, informative . . . An utterly complete rendering of a way of life." --Gail Godwin, author of Queen of the Underworld " The Shooting Party is a lovely piece of writing, in which subtlety, irony, and close observation abound." --Larry McMurtry, "Poised, wry, lovable, informative . . . An utterly complete rendering of a way of life." --Gail Godwin, author of Queen of the Underworld "A beautifully crafted novel, remarkably visual and evocative. The characters are caught in stunning images and tableaux that convey the essence of their natures, the sweep of their emotions." -- The Washington Post " The Shooting Party is a lovely piece of writing, in which subtlety, irony, and close observation abound." --Larry McMurtry, "A novel of unusual force and flavor." -- The New Yorker "Colegate's prose is dimly luminous, like ancient silver . . . A feast of elegant writing." -- Los Angeles Times "Colegate explores a world--upper-class England on the eve of the Great War--with affection and distance, recording its grace as well as its cruelty . . . finally making it both meaningful and moving." -- The Atlantic "Poised, wry, lovable, informative . . . An utterly complete rendering of a way of life." --Gail Godwin, author of Queen of the Underworld "A beautifully crafted novel, remarkably visual and evocative. The characters are caught in stunning images and tableaux that convey the essence of their natures, the sweep of their emotions." -- The Washington Post " The Shooting Party is a lovely piece of writing, in which subtlety, irony, and close observation abound." --Larry McMurtry
Synopsis
"A beautifully crafted novel, remarkably visual and evocative. The characters are caught in stunning images and tableaux that convey the essence of their natures, the sweep of their emotions." -- The Washington Post In the autumn of 1913, Sir Randolph Nettleby assembles a brilliant array of guests at his Oxfordshire estate for the biggest pheasant hunt of the season. An army of gamekeepers, beaters, and servants has rehearsed the intricate age-old ritual, and everything about this splendid weekend promises a perfect consummation of the pleasures afforded the privileged in Edwardian England. And yet it is not: the moral and social code of this group is not so secure as it appears. Competition beyond the bounds of sportsmanship, revulsion at the slaughter of the animals, anger at the inequities of class--these forces are about to rise up and engulf the assured social peace, a peace that can last only a brief while longer. In imagining Sir Randolph's shooting party, wrote T he Spectator , "Colegate has found a perfect metaphor for the passing of a way of life." " The Shooting Party is a lovely piece of writing, in which subtlety, irony, and close observation abound." --Larry McMurtry, It is the autumn of 1913, and Sir Randolph Nettleby has assembled a brilliant array of guests at his Oxfordshire estate for the biggest shoot of the season. An army of servants and gamekeepers has rehearsed the intricate age-old ritual of the house and hunt. The gentlemen are falling into the prescribed mode of fellowship and good-humored sporting rivalry. The fashionable ladies are exchanging the latest gossip. Everything about this splendid weekend would seem a perfect affirmation of the privileges and certainties of Edwardian country life. And yet, as Isabel Colegate so elegantly dramatizes, it is not. The social and moral code of this set is under siege from within and without. Competition beyond the bounds of sportsmanship, revulsion at the slaughter of animals, anger at the inequities of class -- these and other forces are about to rise up and challenge the social peace, a peace that can hold only a brief while longer.
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