The Golden Rule

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: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0712677992
• ISBN13: 9780712677998
• Release Date: September 1997
• Publisher: Century
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.96 lbs.
• Dimensions: 5.3" x 0.9" x 8.5"

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.