Interesting and fun read. Nice after reading several thriller-killer books to smile and author’s work does that for me. ( )

Delightful romp involving the Duke of Dunstable trying to take Emsworth's pride and joy, the Empress of Blandings, and put her on a reducing diet. In an attempt to avoid this, Emsworth enlists his brother Galahad's old pal, Pongo Twistleton's Uncle Fred.

Jonathan Cecil narrated this audiobook and was once again a treat to listen to. ( )

Delightful from beginning to an amazing end. ( )

England, grevskabet Scropshire, herresædet Blandings Castle
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Like Galahad Threepwood, in the book I happened to read at about the same time, Uncle Fred has a grand time trying to make young lovers happy. Assumed identities are an important part of his plans.

Lord Emsworth, Lady Constance, Baxter, Sir Roderick Glossop, and the Empress of Blandings appear.

BTW, there are three types of love in the book, all related to Polly Pott: Her father feels paternal love for her; Uncle Fred loves her like an uncle who is willing to do whatever is necessary to see that she is happy, Pongo loves her nobly and is willing to sacrifice his own hopes for happiness with her, and, finally, Reggie loves her romantically and therefore jealously attacks anyone he suspects is a rival for her affections, say, Horace, who likes Polly only as a friend. (I guess that's more than three.)

Uncle Fred's marital advice to Polly, perhaps funny then but troubling now is: "Don't watch his eyes. Watch his knees. They will tell you when he is setting himself for a swing. And when he swings, roll with the punch." [p. 82] ( )