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Titmuss Regained Hardcover – April 27, 1990

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Political ideology and personal revenge clash when politician Leslie Titmuss is forced to stand on the proposed development of Greensward Country Town in Rapstone Valley

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Viking Adult
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April 27, 1990
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0670823333
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The bestselling Paradise Postponed has been well and truly equaled with this hilarous sequel by the British author and barrister who has also given us the Rumpole books. Politician Leslie Titmuss is faced with a dilemma that pits personal interest against political belief when his home turf, Rapstone Valley, is proposed as the site of a huge development. Mortimer's gimlet eye is cast unmercifully on the world of politics and planning in modern Britain. The principal characters, from pragmatic Secretary of State Titmuss, a true conservative, to the left-leaning Fred Simcox, son of liberal minister Simeon Simcox and leader of the Save Our Valley Society, to the Rector of Rapstone, "Kev the Rev," play out this comedy of manners without giving readers a moment's letdown. Inhabitants of Paradise Postponed , from Lady Fanner of Rapstone Manor to the crafty soliciter Jackson Cantellow, make brief but welcome appearances. But the heart of the story is the rather unlikely remarriage of Titmuss to a spirited young widow, Jenny Sidonia, and how he blindly destroys the future for their life together. This is Mortimer at his very best: moving, funny, literate and profound. 50,000 first printing; $50,000 ad /promo; BOMC and QPB alternates; author tour.
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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Viking Adult (April 27, 1990)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 288 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0670823333
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0670823338
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.27 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 20 x 20 x 20 inches

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Robert M.

A good sequel to Paradise Postponed

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Not the ending I wanted to read, but it didn't spoil the story. This made watching the TV show far more enjoyable.

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Jay Dickson

The second time around

Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2011

In his second go at the inhabitants of his own "dear country," the fictional Rapstone Valley, John Mortimer shows his despicable antihero Leslie Titmuss having his own second go at courtship and marriage. The lovely widow Jenny Sidonia seems everything Titmuss missed in his first marriage to the neurotic Charlotte Fanner: physically lovely and sweet tempered, Jenny (formerly the wife of a liberal Oxbridge don) is also willing to overlook Leslie's politics and settle down with him in the former Fanner estate Rapstone Manor. But the planned invasion of a new township threatens to unsettle their happiness in the Rapstone Valley... and as a Tory cabinet minister, Leslie cannot risk blocking the new plans for his own domestic comfort...

Mortimer's 1990 sequel to PARADISE POSTPONED doesn't hit the manic comic highs of its predecessor, but its still a beautifully constructed novel that gives us again a good sense of everything Mortimer thinks is wrong with England, from the loathsome machinations of a Tory-controlled press to the self-serving and cruel rhetoric employed by Leslie himself, to the ineffectual protests and perceived kookiness of Leslie's enemies on the left. (The true hero of PARADISE POSTPONED, Dr. Fred Simcox, is back here, both as a potential rival for Jenny's affections and as an opponent to the Rapstone Valley development scheme.) If there is something a bit predictable about Mortimer's constant nostalgia for his own vanishing England (and weren't the Simcox brewery or the neighboring town's biscuit factory likely seen as blights on the landscape when they were built, despite Mortimer's mourning for them?), he does achieve something pretty near to first rate in his portrait of Titmuss's marriage to Jenny. In this Mortimer approximates something of what George Meredith did in THE EGOIST, in its unforgettable portrait of an intelligent and lovely young woman horrified to realize she's mistakenly tied herself to a monster.

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Debra Purdy Kong

Good Story, Yet Lagged at Times

Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2012

Widower Leslie Titmuss is certain he's on top of his game. As Secretary of State for Housing, Ecological Affairs and Planning, he's a popular Minister and good at what he does. The only thing missing from his life is love. Although Leslie isn't looking for a new wife, the young and beautiful Jenny Sidonia captures his heart. Jenny was also married before, though, and memories of her late husband begin to bother Leslie more than they should.

Nearly every character in the book has an agenda with strong beliefs and a sense of self-righteousness, except Jenny who's increasingly caught in the middle of things. One of those things is the potential development of the Rapstone Valley in the rural area where Leslie was raised and now lives with Jenny.

I'm a big fan of John Mortimer's Rumpole series, and although this novel is quite different, the same humor appears at times, which made the book enjoyable. Still, I found my mind wandering during longer narrative passages. Leslie is an interesting protagonist. I went from feeling sorry for him, to liking him, to not liking him at all, which I suppose indicates a well rounded character. If you're a fan of Mortimer, give this book at try.

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Dr. D. Watkins

Plot-less, Pointless, and Unenjoyable

Reviewed in the United States on October 14, 2015

Love Rumpole?
Then avoid this book.
It lacks Mortimer's usual crisp style, humor, keen insight into people, and much of a plot.
Of the many Mortimer books I've read, enjoyed, and recommended, this is the only one I did, didn't, and can't.
Oh well, there are plenty of his other good works out there.

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Ancient_Fossil

Tightly written, not one spare word

Reviewed in the United States on January 26, 2012

The surprising thing about Mr. Mortimer's book, as opposed to his Rumpole series (which are really fun reads) is his precisely perfect descriptions of emotions and the depth of his characters. They all live (and die) with grace and a certain dignity, even when naughty. This is a lively if not happy-ending book which is excellent from start to finish. Nobody is likely to be satisfied with the result, which is exactly as we live life. Sometimes I wanted to wring a few necks to get these folks to understand what was happening and make them change. Which is Mr. Mortimer's objective. He knows his stuff.

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