The Golden Rule: The Strange Case of the Oxford Christmas Plot

by Elizabeth Palmer

Book Overview

In the tradition of "Scarlet Angel" and "Flowering Judas", this sharp, satirical novel by one of Britain's finest writers gives a pointed, irresistible jab to the hypocrisy of the "appearances are... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0312192746
• ISBN13: 9780312192747
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Thomas Dunne Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 1.03 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

An antidote to winter or a good summer read.

This humorous, entertaining comedy of manners set me off on a search for all of Elizabeth Palmer's novels when I was looking for a break from heavier fare. The dysfunctional relationships which drive her plots are leavened with enough humor and literary allusions to raise Ms. Palmer's writing above the ordinary. Best analogy? A lighter Fay Weldon.