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DEAD BABIES P

By Martin Amis

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| Hardcover | 9780517568668

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If the Marquis de Sade were to crash one of P. G. Wodehouse's house parties, the chaos might resemble the nightmarishly funny goings-on in this novel by the author of London Fields. The residents of Appleseed Rectory have primed themselves both for a visit from a triad of Americans and a weekend of Continue

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Drugs, gin, a collision with barbed wire, a stomach upset and a chase across a field by a heifer make up this hilarious picnic from hell. The girls strip off (Amis’s scrutiny of their breasts keeps the lid on the picnic hamper for a while), the bloodied heifer limps off, the picnic is broached: “Off ... (continue)

Drugs, gin, a collision with barbed wire, a stomach upset and a chase across a field by a heifer make up this hilarious picnic from hell. The girls strip off (Amis’s scrutiny of their breasts keeps the lid on the picnic hamper for a while), the bloodied heifer limps off, the picnic is broached: “Offending portions of salad and cheese were disgustedly spat out on the grass…the company snorted when bananas were mentioned and actually gagged in unison when boiled eggs were produced.” Wine comes to the rescue – a bottle each – and “loquacity” returns

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