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The age of illusion

by Ronald Blythe

Funny sardonic story of the social and political changes in England between World War I and World War II. Full of strange and entertaining characters and accounts of the Spanish Civil War, the beginnings of the BBC, the Bright Young Things, etc. The writer gives equal time to misguided innocents, dunces and self-servers across the political spectrum. Very unlike his gentler later books about village life but as good in its own way.

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Chappie’s discussion starters

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  1. Which character stayed with you after you turned the last page, and why?
  2. Was there a moment where you disagreed with a character’s choice? What would you have done?
  3. What theme did this book keep circling back to — and did it earn its ending?
  4. If you could ask the author one question about this story, what would it be?
  5. Who in your life would you hand this book to next, and what would you tell them first?