The Darling Buds of May: Book 1 (2) (The Larkin Family Series #1)
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- Synopsis
- 'Home looks nice. Allus does though, don't it? Perfick'And so the Larkins - Pop, Ma, Mariette, Zinnia, Petunia, Primrose, Victoria and Montgomery - return from an outing for fish and chips and ice cream one May evening. There, amid the rustic charms of home, they discover a visitor: one Cedric Charlton, Her Majesty's inspector of taxes.Mr Charlton is visiting to find out why junk-dealer Pop hasn't paid his tax - but nothing's that simple at the Larkins. Mariette takes a shine to 'Charley' - as Pop calls him - and before long the family have introduced the uncomplaining inspector to the delights of country living: the lusty scents of wild flowers, the pleasures of a bottle of Dragon's Blood, cold cream dribbled over a bowl of strawberries and hot, hot summer nights.In fact, soon Charley can't see any reason to return to the office at all . . .
- Copyright:
- 2006
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Publisher Quality
- Book Size:
- 192 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780141902807
- Related ISBNs:
- 9780141948645, 9780141029672, 9781405952279
- Publisher:
- Penguin Books Ltd
- Date of Addition:
- 10/14/21
- Copyrighted By:
- H. E. Bates
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Literature and Fiction, Humor
- Reading Age:
- 0–9
- Submitted By:
- Bookshare Staff
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.