A Rumpole Christmas: Stories

Overview

The first ever collection of Rumpole Christmas stories-- just in time for the holidays

A Rumpole Christmas is a collection of five holiday stories--never before published in book form-- depicting the Old Bailey Hack at his lovable best. In "Rumpole and Father Christmas," the English barrister encounters a familiar-looking Santa who he thinks is a thief. In "Rumpole's Slimmed Down Christmas," he goes to a new-age spa when "She who must be obeyed" insists that he lose a few pounds. In "Rumpole and the Christmas Break," he protects Hilda as a shady judge flirts with her while on a holiday that turns out to be anything but relaxing.

Witty and compulsively readable, this irresistible new collection will provide solace to the legions of fans lamenting John Mortimer's death early this year.

Editorial Reviews

As this fine holiday collection shows, Mortimer (1923-2009) could tell lovely tales that end with a gentle punch. Each of the five stories highlights English barrister Horace Rumpole's quirky personality, his love of food and drink, and life with his formidable wife, Hilda (aka "She Who Must Be Obeyed"). But most of all, each illustrates Rumpole's sense of justice and commitment to the law as well as his dry wit. As usual, Rumpole overshadows plots that often focus on the barrister trying to ignore the holiday. "Rumpole and Father Christmas" suggests that even a career criminal can get the holiday spirit. A businessman's past is used to secure funds for a church in "Rumpole and the Old Familiar Faces." The most timely is the twisty "Rumpole and the Christmas Break," about a murdered professor and an Islamic student with a religious vendetta against her. This is a perfect stocking stuffer for Mortimer fans. (Nov.)

Author Information

Bio of John Mortimer

John Mortimer is a playwright, novelist, and former practicing barrister who has written many film scripts as well as stage, radio, and television plays, the Rumpole plays, for which he received the British Academy Writer of the Year Award, and the adaptation of Evelyn Waugh's Brideshead Revisited. He is the author of twelve collections of Rumpole stories and three acclaimed volumes of autobiography.

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Additional Info

Imprint

Viking Adult

Filesize

888.16 KB

Number of Pages

176

eBook ISBN

9781101155691