God Is an Englishman: 1 (Swann Family Saga)

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The author wove all these disparate threads together in a saga that was so gripping it was hard to put the book down put the book down.

He can make you laugh out loud, and generates a momentum that has you turning the pages wanting it never to end. His conclusion feels like a bit of an afterthought, the moral that you find in the concluding, uplifting stanza of a bad poem.Soon after the time that Horne was writing though, it was estimated that at least half of England’s land was entirely unregistered: a hotchpotch of inherited wealth. I was glad I read it on my Kindle so that I could use the Oxford dictionary as I encountered unfamiliar words and usages.

Adam Swann resolves to throw his talents into the establishment of a chain of road haulage depots throughout the country, and we read of the fluctuations of the firm and of the individuals who serve it. She changed so much but still somehow retained her youthful innocence despite some occurrences that would turn many into bitter, prematurely old women. During World War II and immediately thereafter he achieved quite a success as a West End playwright (one of his plays ran five and a half years).By using LibraryThing you acknowledge that you have read and understand our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. While the business is essentially a family one, much of its success is due to finding the right staff in the right place and giving them every incentive to perform and develop the business. Adam took the guilt to heart and ceased caring about anything other than causes that dealt with abusing others for about a month.