Old Filth and The Man in the Wooden Hat

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Old Filth and The Man in the Wooden Hat, both by Jane Gardam, are two
related books about Sir Edward Feathers and his wife Betty, and I loved
them both so much that I was in tears as I finished each one!  I
recommend them so highly, they are wonderful and  witty and intelligent
and literate and charming and funny and sad and lovely and moving.
Edward was born in Malaya and then sent back to Britain as a "raj
orphan", educated in England, then spends most of his life in Hong Kong,
and finally retires to England.   You will be enchanted from start to
finish with the characters and the themes and the lives and times
described so beautifully.  Read ASAP! for pure reading pleasure.

oldfilthmaninwoodenhatby Jane Gardam

Old Filth and The Man in the Wooden Hat are two related books about Sir Edward Feathers and his wife Betty, and I loved them both so much that I was in tears as I finished each one!  I recommend them so highly, they are wonderful and witty and intelligent and literate and charming and funny and sad and lovely and moving.  Edward was born in Malaya and then sent back to Britain as a "raj orphan." Educated in England, he then spends most of his life in Hong Kong, and finally returns to England to retire. You will be enchanted from start to finish with the characters and the themes and the lives and times described so beautifully.  Read ASAP for pure reading pleasure!