{"product_id":"the-selbys-anne-green-9781957868653","title":"The Selbys","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIt's \u003ci\u003eMy Fair Lady\u003c\/i\u003e in Paris in this long-lost, wildly entertaining, highly acclaimed bestseller, finally back in print for the first time in over 90 years.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVivacious but penniless Barbara Winship leaves Savannah to live in 1930s Paris with the Selbys, her lovable middle-aged Aunt and Uncle from the Old South, who've managed to fit in comfortably with the French\u003ci\u003e bourgeoise\u003c\/i\u003e... and are determined to see that their niece does, too. But she's a beautiful charmer, and if they aren't careful, it's\u003ci\u003e their\u003c\/i\u003e lives that are going to change.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A delightful book. It is written with zest, with the greatest of gaiety and good will. The whole story is rollicking and real....very refreshing and very human.\" \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Let us thank Anne Green for proving a book may be written of American life in Paris away from the pattern of Ernest Hemingway. She has written with a simplicity of heart, quaint humor, and the power to see and feel the drama of the panorama which passes before her.\"\u003ci\u003e Oakland Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Much of the charm of the book likes in the author's gusto for whimsy. The best-drawn character in the book is Aunt Virginia, with her sudden enthusiasms, her keen sense of humor. Add to the qualities a kind heart and nimble tongue, and you have as loveble a character as may be found in modern fiction.\" \u003ci\u003eMuskogee Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Green has created her own world and it isn't like any other cosmos in contemporary fiction. Thoroughly delightful and unusual comedy.\" \u003ci\u003eSaturday Review of Literature\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Excellent writing and witty satire.\" \u003ci\u003eNew York World\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Should be in the \u003ci\u003ebon voyage\u003c\/i\u003e basket of anyone going abroad.\"\u003ci\u003e Chicago Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It a clever novel. It is a darn sight cleverer than anything you can say about it.\" \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Record\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This book rises to distinction, buoyed up by its very uncommon wit and the weight and meaning of its wit.\" \u003ci\u003eNew York Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"No mere critic can capture on paper the exact effervescent quality that is to be found in an Anne Green story. There is a madcap quality that is irresistible.\" \u003ci\u003ePalm Beach Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A mirth-provoking surprise. Combines humor with wisdom in a blend of iridescent charm. Such writing is rare.\" \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A light-hearted and engaging tale. Green achieves a delightful interplay of national traits. The resultant mixture is fine and subtle comedy.\" \u003ci\u003eDayton Herald\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A witty, sparkling account of life in Paris as lived by Americans there -- extremely entertaining. Green writes with a combination of naivete and sophistication.\"\u003ci\u003e Savannah Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Reveals an astonishingly subtle insight into the follies and foibles of utterly human folk and influences us to love them for, and despite, those very follies and foibles.\" \u003ci\u003eWinston-Salem Journan \u0026amp; Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Green writes with a gay insouciance that is an engaging novelty in this day of savage realism and biting satire.\"\u003ci\u003e Detroit Free Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A delightful novel. It sparkles in description as well as conversation.\" \u003ci\u003eRichmond Times-Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A first novel, by an apparently sophisticated author, It's exuberance is at times almost too much for it, but is always infectious. It has gusto, gaiety, humor.\" \u003ci\u003eTime Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Gay innocence enlivens \u003ci\u003eThe \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eSelbys\u003c\/i\u003e. One feels that the author must have lived much of this simple gayety herself and enjoyed it all immensely, to be able to report so many of its homely and fetching details.\" \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"An exceeding clever and interesting first novel,\" \u003ci\u003eEvening Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Charm and gayety and a facile wit, combined with a rare ability at characterization, mark this much-talked-of novel, to which I have come belatedly, so much so, that any praise of Miss Green's achievement is only another drop in a veritable sea of approval.\" \u003ci\u003eDayton Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Anne Green\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1957868651\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781957868653\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cutting Edge Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/11\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 296\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.76lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.62d","brand":"Anne Green","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49083064615167,"sku":"9781957868653","price":19.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-selbys-anne-green-9781957868653","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}