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The Darling Buds of May written by H.E. Bates performed by Bruce Montague on Audio CD (Unabridged)

The Darling Buds of May written by H.E. Bates performed by Bruce Montague on Audio CD (Unabridged)£59.99

The rich spirit of an English junk dealer and his family is challenged by the arrival of the tax collector in this humorous and heartwarming classic. Beneath the sunny, cloudless skies of Kent, the Larkin household--Pop, Ma, and their six children--enjoy the simple pleasures of life. Pop works as a junk dealer and keeps the farm to feed his brood, while Ma cooks the meals and minds the children. While the family may not...

The Darling Buds of May written by H.E. Bates performed by Bruce Montague on Cassette (Unabridged)

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The Darling Buds of May written by H.E. Bates performed by Bruce Montague on Cassette (Unabridged)
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ISBN:  ChivNOISBNDarling
Genre - Main:  Fiction
Genre - Specific:  Modern
Duration:  330 mins
Length:  Unabridged
Author:  H.E. Bates
Performer 1:  Bruce Montague

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And so the Larkins - Pop, Ma, Mariette, Zinnia, Petunia, Primrose, Victoria and Montgomery - return from an outing for fish and chips and ice cream one May evening. There, amid the rustic charms of home, they discover a visitor: one Cedric Charlton, Her Majesty's inspector of taxes. Mr Charlton is visiting to find out why junk-dealer Pop hasn't paid his tax - but nothing's that simple at the Larkins. Mariette takes a shine to...

'Charley' - as Pop calls him - and before long the family have introduced the uncomplaining inspector to the delights of country living: the lusty scents of wild flowers, the pleasures of a bottle of Dragon's Blood, cold cream dribbled over a bowl of strawberries and hot, hot summer nights.

In fact, soon Charley can't see any reason to return to the office at all . . .

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