The title refers to how we spend our retirement years, often called golden, though in Kingsley Amis hands anything but.At Tuppenny-Hapenny Cottage a clutch of oldsters, brought together more by ill fortune than blood or love, struggles withMoreThe title refers to how we spend our retirement years, often called golden, though in Kingsley Amis hands anything but.At Tuppenny-Hapenny Cottage a clutch of oldsters, brought together more by ill fortune than blood or love, struggles with problems that range from penury to prostate. Thats the good news. The rest is Amis as usual, providing fun for himself and his readers at the expense of his characters.Amis is one of Englands great literary treasures.
Readers who enjoy Evelyn Waugh or Tom Sharpe will delight in this and other Amis creations. (B-O-T Editorial Review Board)