The Darling Buds of May: Book 1 by H. E. Bates (Paperback, 1980)
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`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 ...Product Identifiers
PublisherPenguin Books LTD
ISBN-139780140016024
eBay Product ID (ePID)86406358
Product Key Features
Publication Year1980
TopicBooks
Book TitleThe Darling Buds of May: Book 1
Number of Pages160 Pages
LanguageEnglish
AuthorH. E. Bates
Book SeriesThe Larkin Family Series
FormatPaperback
Dimensions
Item Height181 mm
Item Width111 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorH. E. Bates
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- 03 Nov, 2021
Great book but condition of the book poor.
The story is great and really funny in swell written style. However the condition of the book was not. The outside cover was poor and some of the pages came out and need securing in.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 26 Jan, 2017
my mother in law loved it thank you
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 17 Feb, 2018
Darling buds of may
Book was so old it fell apart the binding glue was brown and crumbled away ,pages were brown and stained smelly .
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
