Author:P.G. Wodehouse
The `Frozen Assets' of the title belong to Edmund Biffen Christopher and they are the legacy of his Godfather which he will receive if he manages to avoid been arrested, something of a previous habit of Biffen's, until after his thirtieth birthday one week hence. Lord Tilbury, proprietor of the Mammoth publish company, whom we met previously in `Bill the Conqueror', `Summer Lightning' and `Heavy Weather', is keen that Biffen does fall foul of the law as he will then receive the legacy himself. Tilbury has therefore engaged his usual henchman, Percy Pilbeam, to ensure that Biffen is lead astray and that it is brought to the attention of the constabulary.
Only Wodehouse can scare up a happy ending where everyone gets exactly what is coming to them.
Wodehouse's idyllic world can never stale. He will continue to release future generations from captivity that may be more irksome than our own. He has made a world for us to live in and delight in
—— Evelyn WaughThe handsome bindings are only the cherry on top of what is already a cake without compare.
—— Evening StandardMénage is an accomplished, often poignant novel [which] strives to go beyond corrosive irony and world-weary cynicism to recapture a sense of the possibilities of love
—— Scotland on SundayFew writers have what it takes to make it as proper porno-prose stars...thank goodness then for Ewan Morrison...watching his characters' fantasies (and sanity) crumble is just as interesting third time round as it's ever been before
—— Matt Thorne , The IndependentThe poems gathered here celebrate our tenuous connection to something timeless and sublime. A truly inexhaustible collection . . . to be read again and again
—— Daily MailHad me entranced
—— ObserverA wonderful, generous anthology. A life-affirming celebration of the commonplace yet enduringly mysterious creatures we share this world with and the poetry they have inspired
—— Daily TelegraphIt is an admirable book and in its best passages is inspired and haunting
—— Jane Yager , Times Literary SupplementGenerations of women survive, most movingly, in the wreckage left by total war
—— Boyd Tonkin , IndependentBeautifully constructed... Franck has a remarkable ability to capture the nuances of human behaviour,and her subtle depiction of Helene's growing coldness, or "blindness", and the wider blindness of a society heading for disaster, is utterly compelling
—— Independent on SundayRead it and weep
—— http://lizzysiddal.wordpress.comWith its intriguing plot and strong characterisation, Julia Franck's novel depicts beautifully both personal and historical tragedies, and gives us a compelling portrait of a remarkable woman in difficult times
—— WBQA rich, affecting novel
—— David Evans , Independent on Sunday, Christmas round upA witch's brew of eerie power and startling novelty
—— The New York TimesA marvellous elucidation of life ... a story full of craft and full of mystery
—— The New York Times Book ReviewCompulsory reading for anyone who has a pig, an aunt - or a sense of humour!
—— Lindsey DavisThe Wodehouse wit should be registered at Police HQ as a chemical weapon
—— Kathy LetteWitty and effortlessly fluid. His books are laugh-out-loud funny
—— Arabella WeirThe funniest writer ever to put words to paper
—— Hugh LaurieThe greatest comic writer ever
—— Douglas AdamsP.G. Wodehouse wrote the best English comic novels of the century
—— Sebastian FaulksSublime comic genius
—— Ben EltonYou don't analyse such sunlit perfection, you just bask in its warmth and splendour
—— Stephen Fry
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