Aldous (Gus) Cotton--the asthmatic hero of Ferdinand Mount's critically acclaimed series A Chronicle of Modern Twilight, including his recent Booker Prize-nominated novel Fairness--has a problem: Its name is Harry, a carouser, an amateur jockey, a compulsive gambler, a charmer with an unfortunate penchant for excess. He also happens to be Gus's father. Dead set on detaching himself from any paternal and all real-life responsibilities, Harry begins his descent from the heady realm of the racing set--which afforded him the ...
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Aldous (Gus) Cotton--the asthmatic hero of Ferdinand Mount's critically acclaimed series A Chronicle of Modern Twilight, including his recent Booker Prize-nominated novel Fairness--has a problem: Its name is Harry, a carouser, an amateur jockey, a compulsive gambler, a charmer with an unfortunate penchant for excess. He also happens to be Gus's father. Dead set on detaching himself from any paternal and all real-life responsibilities, Harry begins his descent from the heady realm of the racing set--which afforded him the sweet experience of riding Ampersand, the legendary Gold Cup winner, and champagne by the magnum--to an unglamorous but not undramatic existence in a grim world of lice-infected brothels and gambling houses. At the same time, Harry is thrown into the maelstrom of the Second World War, where comedy meets tragedy to ill-fated effect. In all, Harry's career vibrantly reflects the downward spiral of a once-vigorous nation, and leaves the sometimes amused and frequently appalled Gus trying very hard to love his father.
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Good in Good dust jacket; Small 4to 9"-11" tall; 245 pages; Stated First Edition, With Clear Plastic Jacket of Mylar Protecting the dust jacket. Text is clean no markings seen.
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Book. Octavo; VG/VG; grey, orange and black spine with black text; jacket has protective mylar cover, age toning; boards are strong, slight bumping in corners; textblock has slight edgewear, age toning, otherwise clean; pp 245. 1292915. Full-priced Rockville.
