On England's green and pleasant land there are dark rumblings of concrete mixers, bulldozers and planning committees, local and ministerial. In Rapstone Manor, Lady Grace Fanner is dying, defiant to the last. Awaiting the event is the Right Honourable Leslie Titmuss MP, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Housing, Ecological Affairs and Planning (HEAP). He is alone now after the death of his wife, and the manor house becomes an essential weapon in his pursuit of the beautiful widow of an Oxford don.
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"I liked this one better than Paradise Postponed. So many twists and turns and nothing trite about anything that happens. Very good!" — Jennifer (4 out of 5 stars)
"I liked this one better than Paradise Postponed. So many twists and turns and nothing trite about anything that happens. Very good!"
" A follow-up to Paradise Postponed. More of Leslie Titmuss et al. Superb. "
" A slow start but did enjoy the political machinations of the characters, who all seem to believe each other to be stupid, set traps and are surprised when they seem to backfire. "
" Second installment of the Rapstone Chronicles. The social comedy is priceless. "
" Quite light reading but at the same time an insight into the workings of British politics. Very funny at times. "
" I was a huge fan of Paradise Postponed, so I expected to enjoy this much more than I did. But this time I just disliked Titmuss so much that I couldn't appreciate the sardonic tone. "
John Mortimer (1923–2009) was a playwright, novelist, and barrister. He wrote many radio, film, and television scripts, including the British television series Rumpole of the Bailey, and won the British Academy Writer of the Year Award in 1979. He retired from the bar in 1984 and was knighted in 1998.
Paul Shelley trained at RADA and has mainly worked in the theater as a classical actor. He has worked extensively with the Royal National Theatre and the Royal Shakespeare Company and has appeared in several West End productions. His work for television includes Secret Army, Special Branch, Blake’s 7, A Tale of Two Cities, Doctor Who, Inspector Morse, and Crossroads.
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