Welcome to the village of Notwithstanding, where a lady dresses in plus fours and shoots squirrels, a retired general gives up wearing clothes altogether, a spiritualist lives in a cottage with the ghost of her husband, and people think it quite natural to confide in a spider that lives in a potting shed. Based on de Bernières’ recollections of the village he grew up in, Notwithstanding is a funny and moving depiction of a charming vanished England.
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Pauline C 7
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Rebecca H 8
Janet J 7
Janine J 8
Sally M 6
Cai M 7
Christine P 7
Trude S 6
June T 3