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Mr Wakefield's Crusade Bernice Rubens

Mr Wakefield's Crusade By Bernice Rubens

Mr Wakefield's Crusade by Bernice Rubens


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Summary

Luke is a failure - until one day a different kind of catastrophe occurs. The man in front of him at the post office queue drops down dead. Instinctively, Luke's hand snakes out and slips the corpse's unposted letter into his pocket. With this impulsive act, he begins a search for justice.

Mr Wakefield's Crusade Summary

Mr Wakefield's Crusade by Bernice Rubens

"My name is Luke Wakefiled and I am a failure...My ability to miss out, to fall short, to come to gried, amounts to a talent...Even my failure is a failure. My life has lurched from one catastrophe to another." Until one day a different kind of catastrophe occurs: the man in front of him in the post office queue suddenly drops down dead. Instinctively, Mr Wakefield's hand snakes out and slips the corpse's unposted letter into his pocket. With one impulsive act he launches his crusade, ostensibly a search for Truth and Justice- and the identity of the mysterious 'Marion'- but eventually an irresistable adventure which takes him through a labyrinth of risks, clues and blind alleys to lead him triumphantly- if a little haphazardly- to hilarious success.

Mr Wakefield's Crusade Reviews

'Bernice Ruben's zaniest, funniest, most lucid and most lonely of heroes to date.' Jane Gardam. 'First class entertainment.' LISTENER 'We are left with that warm feeling that follows a good read that is also much more than that.' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'The tale skips and bounces and loops back upon itself with dazzling agility while the hero stalls and bumbles about hopelessly. Once again Bernice Rubens demonstrates that she is one of the cleverest and funniest novelists writing in England today.' PUNCH 'For sparkle... go for Bernice Ruben's Mr Wakefield's Crusade.' SUNDAY TELEGRAPH 'It is a small, witty, neat, very English novel.' THE TIMES 'The complexity is considerable, the intrigue professionally handles and the humour... refreshing- exactly the element necessary to keep Ruben's audience happily reading.' PUBLISHING WEEKLY 'She breaks new ground both technically and psychologically.' THE FINANCIAL TIMES

About Bernice Rubens

Bernice Rubens read English at the University of Wales, of which she was a fellow. She alternated working in the film industry and writing novels. She won the Booker Prize for THE ELECTED MEMBER and The Welsh County Council prize for OUR FATHER. She died in 2004.

Additional information

GOR003155374
9780349130125
0349130124
Mr Wakefield's Crusade by Bernice Rubens
Used - Very Good
Paperback
Little, Brown Book Group
1992-03-01
192
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