Sorrell and Son - Warwick Deeping

[sib]

Emotive story about a man whose wife leaves him. He is alone with a son to raise, and he must take a lot of menial jobs to make ends meet. Recounts the various humiliations he has to suffer on his way to building a good future for his son.
A moving account of the selfless love of a father for his son. Well worth reading. 7.5 out of 10.

[happyanddandy]

Thanks sib - sounds the sort of book I enjoy :smile2:

[sib]

Thanks sib - sounds the sort of book I enjoy :smile2:

Yes, I enjoyed it. It´s a bit old-fashioned, the style of writing, but it´s worth reading.

[JudyB]

Sounds good Sib - when's it set/when was it written if the language is old-fashioned?

[sib]

Sounds good Sib - when's it set/when was it written if the language is old-fashioned?

It was written in 1925, and sometimes a I think he was being a bit snobby...I think the class system was still going pretty strong then,..but it´s a good story, never-the-less.

[Roger53]

Somehow I have two copies of this book. Both hardback, the same colour, without covers. I haven't got far but the impression I get is the same as posted above.

I read on the internet it was a very popular book in its day, and Warwick Deeping must have been a popular author. Wrote a number of books.

[sib]

Somehow I have two copies of this book. Both hardback, the same colour, without covers. I haven't got far but the impression I get is the same as posted above.

I read on the internet it was a very popular book in its day, and Warwick Deeping must have been a popular author. Wrote a number of books.

Yeah, I think this was his big hit, though..I quite enjoyed it, despite the upper-middle class snobbishness that was floating in the background.