At the critical moment – Humphrey says ‘I won’t’ bringing everything crashing down around, Dixie, her mother Mavis, and Humphrey’s best man Trevor. This first chapter tells the story of Dixie’s and Humphrey’s wedding – a wedding that never happens. Spark creates the feeling of the ballad of the title in the opening chapter – in which we are introduced to Dixie and her fiancé Humphrey Place. Still there is a lot that is interesting about this slight novel and in the central character of Dougal Douglas Spark has created a memorable – if not entirely likeable – character. I didn’t connect with this one quite as much as some of the others, and I found the last part of it rather confusing. The Ballad of Peckham Rye was my last read of phase two of #ReadingMuriel2018. I am rather behind in my reviews at the moment hence this one popping up now at a time I don’t usually post reviews.
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