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Heavy Weather by P.G. Wodehouse
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A classic Blandings Castle farce. Staring the Empress of Blandings, a chorus girl, Sir Galahad and a private investigator called Percy Pilbeam. ( )
  Greatrakes | May 17, 2009 |
Galahad Threepwood! a strange twist on the Dickensian avuncular type.
  Porius | Apr 28, 2009 |
From the first sentence to the last Heavy Weather was a joy to read. It sparkles with wonderful characterizations, settings, situations, dialogue and, of course, humour. The twists and turns of the plot flowed smoothly from one to another naturally and effortlessly. It is a masterpiece painted in prose.

This is a sequel to Summer Lightning and there are a number of references to events in that book, but the story is not dependent on those events and can be followed with having any knowledge of them. ( )
  FolioSociety | May 23, 2008 |
From the first sentence to the last Heavy Weather was a joy to read. It sparkles with wonderful characterizations, settings, situations, dialogue and, of course, humour. The twists and turns of the plot flowed smoothly from one to another naturally and effortlessly. It is a masterpiece painted in prose.

This is a sequel to Summer Lightning and there are a number of references to events in that book, but the story is not dependent on those events and can be followed with having any knowledge of them. ( )
1 vote LucasTrask | May 15, 2008 |
This book was surprisingly good. It has a standard Wodehouse plot, but the characters in this book really make the book work! It has your usual mix of snobbish aristocracy, the young lord who wants to marry a chorus girl, the smart butler, and the standard run of misunderstandings...and you'll laugh just as much as you did when you read his other books. While most people prefer Bertie and Jeeves, Galahad Threepwood definately could give those two a run for their money! ( )
  jenknox | Apr 15, 2007 |
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There is trouble afoot at Blandings Castle, with publishing magnate Lord Tilbury after Galahad Threepwoods' sensational memoires, and Sir Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe in pursuit of Lord Emsworth's pig yet again. Against this background, Galahad's fearsome sisters, Julia and Constance, try to sabotage the marriage of Julia's son, Ronnie, to chorus girl Sue Brown, while mustachioed private investigator, Percy Pilbeam, circles them all like a vulture waiting for the pickings. A classic Blandings farce.

Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0140025693, Paperback)

Fans of P. G. Wodehouse's comic genius are legion, and their devotion to his masterful command of the hilarity borders on an obsession.

It's Heavy Weather for Lord Emsworth and the Empress, especially with the appalling Sir Gregory Parsloe-Parsloe snooping around with designs on the prize pig.

(retrieved from Amazon Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:58:16 -0400)

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