Tom Wolfe gone. For years I thought Bonfire of the Vanities to be an unsurpassable

[Sir C]

Yes. And sadly for many that's one of the only of her books people have read.

Since you're all about the Cumbria these days, have you read Rogue Herries by Hugh Walpole. It's set around Keswick.

I've read the first one. It's an odd story, really, given that nothing seems to actually, you know, happen.