Showing the Flag
by Jane Gardam
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The flag that is shown, literally and metaphorically, by these characters is always the Union Jack. Gardam's stories are acutely observed social commentaries on Englishness, its weaknesses and its illusions.Tags
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Another excellent collection of exquisite short stories from Jane Gardam. Although all very English, they vary from hauntingly simple ghost stories like 'Bang, Bang - Who's Dead', to more complex stories set in the English Home Counties 'The Dixie Girls' and 'After the Strawberry Tea', which are nostalgic but uplifting, and more cosmopolitan stories still rooted in England like 'Damage' .
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Jane Gardam was born in North Yorkshire, England in 1928. She is the author of many children's novels that include "A Long Way from Verona" (1971). She has also written novels and collections of stories for adults that include "God on the Rocks" (1978), "Bilgewater and the Pangs of Love and Other Stories" (1983) and "The Summer After the Funeral." show more Her book "Groundlings" was taken from "Showing the Flag and Other Stories" (1989). Gardam's novels and stories have received many literary prizes. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title
- Showing the Flag
- Original publication date
- 1989
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- Reviews
- 1
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- (4.06)
- Languages
- English
- Media
- Paper, Ebook
- ISBNs
- 4
