The Thoughts and Happenings of Wilfred Price, Purveyor of Funerals
Wendy Jones
The Thoughts and Happenings of Wilfred Price, Purveyor of Funerals
Everyone has to make decisions about love. Wilfred Price, overcome with emotion on a sunny spring day, proposes to a girl he barely knows at a picnic. The girl, Grace, joyfully accepts and rushes to tell her family of Wilfred's intentions. But by this time Wilfred has realised his mistake. He does not love Grace. On the verge of extricating himself, Wilfred's situation suddenly becomes more serious when Grace's father steps in. Up until this point in his life, Wilfred's existence has been blissfully simple, and the young undertaker seems unable to stop the swirling mess that now surrounds him. To add to Wilfred's emotional turmoil, he thinks he may just have met the perfect girl for him.
3.5 out of 5 based on 3 reviews
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Omniscore:
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| Classification |
Fiction |
| Genre |
General Fiction |
| Format |
Hardcover |
| Pages |
208 |
| RRP |
£12.99 |
| Date of Publication |
January 2012 |
| ISBN |
978-1780330563 |
| Publisher |
Corsair |
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Everyone has to make decisions about love. Wilfred Price, overcome with emotion on a sunny spring day, proposes to a girl he barely knows at a picnic. The girl, Grace, joyfully accepts and rushes to tell her family of Wilfred's intentions. But by this time Wilfred has realised his mistake. He does not love Grace. On the verge of extricating himself, Wilfred's situation suddenly becomes more serious when Grace's father steps in. Up until this point in his life, Wilfred's existence has been blissfully simple, and the young undertaker seems unable to stop the swirling mess that now surrounds him. To add to Wilfred's emotional turmoil, he thinks he may just have met the perfect girl for him.
Reviews
The Spectator
Layla Sanai
“Period detail is vividly evoked, with the three daily postal deliveries, the deserted Welsh coves, the aftermath of the great flu epidemic, Griddle’s treacle and Punch and Judy. This is a delightful debut, whose droll exterior masks something wiser and sadder.”
04/02/2012
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The Sunday Times
Elizabeth Buchan
“Understanding the sexual repressions of a different era can be an effort but Wilfred’s sentimental education is wrought ... delightfully and affectionately”
19/02/2012
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The Daily Mail
Hephzibah Anderson
“… a spryly told tale …”
19/01/2012
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