Издания и произведения

Patrick Chance has the perfect setting for a tennis party - the White House. Bought out of his bonuses as an investment salesman, it is complete with stable, bar, jacuzzi, shell-shaped bedheads, and, of course, the tennis court. But what is the real reason for the party? His brash and beautiful wife, Caroline, hides her suspicions in a cloud of Pimm's-induced laughter. She's happy to welcome Stephen and Annie, their impoverished former neighbors, less happy to see newly wealthy Charles and his aristocratic wife, Cressida, and barely able to tolerate the deadly competitive Don and Valerie. As the first ball is served over the net, it signals…

It was Patrick's idea that they should have the tennis party. After all, he has the perfect setting -- the White House, bought out of his bonuses as an investment banker. He hasn't actually told Caroline, his brash and beautiful wife, what the real reason for the party is. She is glad to welcome Stephen and Annie, their impoverished former neighbours, less glad to see newly wealthy Charles and his aristocratic wife Cressida, and barely able to tolerate the deadly competitive Don and Valerie.

Everyone wins this game of literary tennis, a comedy of manners about envy in which Wickham skewers the nouveau riche. At their country estate, Patrick Chance and his wife host a weekend tennis party. As four couples gather on the sunny terrace, it seems obvious who among them is succeeding, and who is falling behind. But by the end of the party, nothing will be quite as certain. While the couples’ children amuse themselves with pony rides and rehearsals for a play, the adults suffer a series of personal revelations and crises. Wickham’s nonstop action reveals at every turn that matters may not be as they seem, and in the end one thing…

Это была идея Патрика - собрать друзей на уик-энд и провести турнир по теннису, ведь возле его замечательного дома имеется превосходный корт, которому мог бы позавидовать Уимблдон. И никто, даже любимая жена Патрика Кэролайн, не догадывается об истинной причине этого приглашения. Четыре супружеские пары собираются на солнечной террасе, и с первым же мячом, перелетевшим через сетку, начинаются эти два незабываемых дня, наполненных переживаниями и страстями, радостью общения и неприятными открытиями, появлением непрошеных гостей и подлинными потрясениями.

Four couples meet for a tennis party weekend - Patrick and Caroline, who are rich, the Mobyns who are richer, Stephen and Anne who aren't rich at all, and Valerie and Don who are just dreadful and only care about winning the tournament. Thus begins two days of tempers, shocks, the arrival of uninvited guests, and the realization that the weekend is about anything but tennis. Формат: 12,5 см x 20 см.

Everyone wins this game of literary tennis, a comedy of manners about envy in which Wickham skewers the nouveau riche. At their country estate, Patrick Chance and his wife host a weekend tennis party. As four couples gather on the sunny terrace, it seems obvious who among them is succeeding, and who is falling behind. But by the end of the party, nothing will be quite as certain. While the couples’ children amuse themselves with pony rides and rehearsals for a play, the adults suffer a series of personal revelations and crises. Wickham’s nonstop action reveals at every turn that matters may not be as they seem, and in the end one thing is…