I love Jeeves and Wooster. And I have read quite a few books by the original author, P.G. Wodehouse. And watched the TV series with Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie. I rarely laugh as much as when hearing the tales of the two.
When I saw that there was a "new" novel by author Sebastian Faulks (of whom I read and enjoyed "Birdsong. A Novel of Love and War", I was curious. Usually, I am not a huge fan of novels written by another author as the original one but I knew that this one was a very renowned author in his own right, so I gave it a try.
And I was not disappointed. What a lovely and funny story. Wooster is as clumsy as always, Jeeves the gentleman who has a solution to any predicament.
If you are a fan, have a look at this edition. Please, write more, Mr. Faulks
From the back cover:
"Bertie Wooster is staying at the stately home of Sir Henry Hackwood in Dorset. He is more than familiar with the country-house set-up: he is a veteran of the cocktail hour and, thanks to Jeeves, his gentleman’s personal gentleman, is never less than immaculately dressed.
On this occasion, however, it is Jeeves who is to be seen in the drawing room while Bertie finds himself below stairs – which he doesn’t care for at all.
His predicament is, of course, all in the name of love …"
The mind boggles, Jeeves. A Wodehouse novel, not written by our Plum?
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