6/3/2023 0 Comments Alan moore gq![]() ![]() She wants Kear to leave Rosie out of the biography even though Driffield’s most important work was written during their marriage. Driffield has dragged Ted into respectability and is concerned for his legacy. Rosie was a beautiful, vibrant force of nature who was massively unfaithful to Driffield. He is writing an authorized biography of Driffield, and Ashenden knew Driffield and his first wife, Rosie, when Ashenden was a young man. Finally, Kear admits he wants to pick Ashenden’s brain. He ignores this summons as he doesn’t know Mrs. Driffield, the widow of Ted Driffield, widely considered Britain’s most important late Victorian novelist. ![]() But Kear doesn’t come directly to the point.Īround the same time, Ashenden receives an invitation from Mrs. Although Kear is a perfectly pleasant fellow, Ashenden knows he wouldn’t be hearing from him unless he wanted something. William Ashenden, a moderately successful writer, unexpectedly hears from Roy Kear, another writer. So, when I saw Cakes and Ale listed under books published in 1930, I thought, Why not give the guy and another chance and read it for the 1930 Club?Īnother book I have already reviewed for 1930 is As I Lay Dying by William Faulkner. ![]() Frankly, I did not enjoy that book about two frightful people tormenting each other. I previously read only one book by Somerset Maugham, The Razor’s Edge. ![]()
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