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Ending Up
Ending Up | Kingsley Amis
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At Tuppenny-hapenny Cottage in the English countryside, five elderly people live together in rancorous disharmony. Adela Bastable bosses the house, as her brother Bernard passes his days thinking up malicious schemes against the baby-talking Marigold and secret drinker Shorty, while kindly George lies bedridden upstairs. The mismatched quintet keep their spirits alive by bickering and waiting for grandchildren to visit at Christmas. But the festive season does not herald goodwill to all at Tuppenny-hapenny Cottage. Disaster and chaos, it seems, are just around the corner ... Told with Amis's piercing wit and humanity, Ending Up (1974) is a wickedly funny black comedy of the indignities of old age. With a new introduction by Helen Dunmore.
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Helen19
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This was my #bookspin choice and another box on #bookspinbingo.
I‘m also using it as my first #booked2021 for #moustacheoncover
It was short and bizarre but I think I enjoyed it!

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BarbaraTheBibliophage Your review made me smile ... so many books are like that. 🤷🏼‍♀️ 3y
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Howardsimmons
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This book is alternately humorous and horrifying. And the ending is so bonkers, I just stared at its final page for a few minutes unbelieving. Highly recommended.

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SolerSystem
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Kingsley Amis and stiff drinks go together like stiff drinks and more stiff drinks