Overview

Royal Ascot, Henley Regatta, polo at Cowdray Park, public schools, pheasant shooting - it's a wonderful life, being a member of the English aristocracy. But what is it like to live this wonderful life And what does it feel like to be a regulation-issue, middle-class person, thrust into the centre of this mob and forced to survive This is the position in which Charles Jennings found himself, in PEOPLE LIKE US: the suburban outsider trying to make sense of the closed, privileged, self-indulgent world of being born and raised to another way of life. From the great social functions of the Season, to private parties in Kensington, to almost anything to do with horses, PEOPLE LIKE US is fascinating, appalling, argumentative, mocking, envious and wickedly funny. You could call it invitation-only anthropology....

Full Product Details

9780349108520

Table of Contents

Reviews

'Wickedly hilarious ... a mirror-image of George Orwell.' INDEPENDENT ON SUNDAY 'Catches brilliantly what it is like to feel not really 'one of them', whilst retaining a keen eye for the ludicrous...very funny' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'Made me laugh out loud...piercing observations' DAILY MAIL 'Absorbing.' THE TIMES 'This is the land of pearls and pinky rings, of silly names and vacuous conversations, every bit as ghastly and amusing as you'd expect.' SCOTLAND ON SUNDAY 'It would be easy to accuse Jennings of horrific generalisation and pick hefty holes in his argument, but why bother? It's all in good fun (unless you're posh).' THE GLASGOW HERALD 'It's all good, vitriolic fun.' MAXIM

Author Information

Charles Jennings was born in London and was educated there and at Oxford University. He is married with two children and works as a writer and journalist.

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available