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Family Roundabout by Crompton, Richmal is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
What is Family Roundabout about?
As it is, in Family Roundabout the criminal-William tendencies are transmuted into something extremely likeable: gleeful humour, acute observation of human silliness, compassion for the disempowered, and – a tribute to her Derbyshire background – a robust, nononsense approach to the business of everyday living. There is no pretension. On the other hand, there is stoicism – perhaps derived from personal affliction, and also from the Greek literature which she taught as a young woman, and loved all her life. The up-beat sense of continuity in Family Roundabout is beyond the scope of a formulaic William story. It is well expressed by a character in Quartet (1935): There is no greater mistake than to take a too gloomy view of life. Life has its prisons, yes, but it has also its releases from prisons... As one grows older one becomes more optimistic. The great thing to remember about life is that it is wholly unexpected. Juliet Aykroyd London, 2001
Who reads Family Roundabout?
It is typically read by readers looking for immersive, entertainment-first reading.
Common subject areas: fiction, literature, genre fiction.
- Author
- Crompton, Richmal
- Publisher
- Persephone Books Ltd
- Published
- 2016
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781906462178
- Category
- work of fiction
- Rating
- 4.15 / 5 (172 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-14
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