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Title: Past Imperfect (Hardcover) Publishers price: 17.99 GBP Author: by Julian Fellowes Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson Size: 23.6 x 16.3 x 3.8 cm Comments: New, Gift Quality, 416 pages,  690g,  In stock,  - Sent fast from Irish booksellers.  Description:   Review 'A gloriously funny, bumpy ride through modern times.' -- Andrew Barrow THE EVENING STANDARD 'he knows too, how to create memorable characters. Working with an upper-class cast Fellowes populates PAST IMPERFECT with a gallery of sometimes grotesque but mostly affetionately drawn toffs - acidly observed by the narrator, ever peevish, ever diverting.' -- Peter Burton THE DAILY EXPRESS 'PAST IMPERFECT is both a historical document for that vanished era and a comedy of manners... sharply perceptive and required reading for anyone who was there.' -- Claire Colvin THE DAILY MAIL 'Its plot cannot fail to grip the reader... what elevates this novel to much more than a comedy of manners is the depth of compassion the author displays for his characters.' -- Elisa Segrave THE SPECTATOR 'An elegant satire, it offers an entertaining commentary on our times and a heartfelt lament for a kinder, more courteous Britain' -- Sebastian Shakespeare TATLER A witty take on the world as it was and is now' WOMAN AND HOME 'It is amusingly written, ends neatly, quietly subverts the surface stereotyping of its characters, and will have a certain kind of social historian swooning with pleasure.' -- DJ Taylor THE GUARDIAN 'Very entertaining - think a more self-aware and sophisticated Jilly Cooper... the result is that rare thing - an intelligent and insightful blockbuster.' GLOSS MAGAZINE 'An elegy for a long-lost class ill-equipped to deal with its inevitable demise.' -- Clare Allfree METRO 'A funny poignant story from the actor and Oscar-winning writer of Gosford Park' BELLA MAGAZINE 'Elegantly written, it says much about the times that we've lived through.' CHOICE MAGAZINE 'A witty page-turner for those who love reading about the toffs antics of yesteryear.' EASY LIVING 'compelling' -- Jane Shilling THE TIMES 'Elegantly written, intelligent, thoughtful and witty' THE GLASGOW EVENING TIMES 'A sometimes poignant, sometimes rueful elegy to the era when AA men saluted you' -- Lizy Buchan SUNDAY TIMES Review 'A gloriously funny, bumpy ride through modern times.' (Andrew Barrow THE EVENING STANDARD ) 'he knows too, how to create memorable characters. Working with an upper-class cast Fellowes populates PAST IMPERFECT with a gallery of sometimes grotesque but mostly affetionately drawn toffs - acidly observed by the narrator, ever peevish, ever diverting.' (Peter Burton THE DAILY EXPRESS ) 'PAST IMPERFECT is both a historical document for that vanished era and a comedy of manners....... sharply perceptive and required reading for anyone who was there.' (Claire Colvin THE DAILY MAIL ) 'Its plot cannot fail to grip the reader...... what elevates this novel to much more than a comedy of manners is the depth of compassion the author displays for his characters.' (Elisa Segrave THE SPECTATOR ) 'An elegant satire, it offers an entertaining commentary on our times and a heartfelt lament for a kinder, more courteous Britain' (Sebastian Shakespeare TATLER ) A witty take on the world as it was and is now' (WOMAN AND HOME ) 'It is amusingly written, ends neatly, quietly subverts the surface stereotyping of its characters, and will have a certain kind of social historian swooning with pleasure.' (DJ Taylor THE GUARDIAN ) 'Very entertaining - think a more self-aware and sophisticated Jilly Cooper..... the result is that rare thing - an intelligent and insightful blockbuster.' (GLOSS MAGAZINE ) 'An elegy for a long-lost class ill-equipped to deal with its inevitable demise.' (Clare Allfree METRO ) 'A funny poignant story from the actor and Oscar-winning writer of Gosford Park' (BELLA MAGAZINE ) 'Elegantly written, it says much about the times that we've lived through.' (CHOICE MAGAZINE ) 'A witty page-turner for those who love reading about the toffs antics of yesteryear.' (EASY LIVING ) 'compelling' (Jane Shilling THE TIMES ) 'Elegantly written, intelligent, thoughtful and witty' (THE GLASGOW EVENING TIMES ) 'A sometimes poignant, sometimes rueful elegy to the era when AA men saluted you' (Lizy Buchan SUNDAY TIMES ) 　 　 Pretty near perfect!,  By  Cassandra (Plymouth UK)   This review is from: Past Imperfect  I started off being just a little dubious about the cover plot summary and its implications. But Julian Fellowes not only knows his stuff he has the rare ability to conjure up an era with both great sincerity and a light touch. The marks of a good novel ( for me, at any rate) were all there: I genuinely cared about the characters-even those who were pretty obnoxious- I could 'see' every moment with cinematic clarity ; detail was what it should be-detailed; the 'human condition' was clear for all to see but was portrayed with compassion and kindness and there was enough dry and wry humour scattered throughout to stop us taking ourselves too seriously. It kept me engrossed throughout. A pretty near perfect novel.