The Old Joke - Reina James

The Old Joke

Reina James, ISBN:9781846271953, R130.00

Review (from Amazon)

'I absolutely love The Old Joke. It is written with immaculate precision and patient originality, yet never takes itself so seriously that we can't laugh out loud and occasionally weep for these beautifully delineated characters.' Maureen Lipman 'Reina James enters the dark places and throws a strong light upon them. She is never sentimental but always humane, a brilliant writer.' Linda Grant 'Reina James is such an acute and sympathetic observer of people, and so alert to the poignancy in their lives as well as to what's comical or foolish about them, it's hard not to feel you've come to know her characters as closely as your own friends, and impossible not to miss them when the book ends.' Andrew Cowan 

 

'The wonderful depiction of the affection necessary to sustain a marriage is worth the price on its own' - Daily Mail --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.