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An extremely slow-burner by any standard but done so marvellously well. As with many GG novels, the central character [Henry in this instance] inadvertently embarks on a journey of self discovery instigated by the return of his long forgotten aunt Augusta. Consequently the travels are both literal and figurative. Lavishly adorned with an easy, dry wit the story unfolds effortlessly; perfect companion for long-haul.


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Travels with My Aunt Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition Graham Greene Gloria Emerson 9780143039006 Books Reviews

This is a good book mostly funny with some off color language. Not for kids. A good read on a rainy day. This book has been around for many years and I enjoyed it as much now as when I read it years ago.
I gave a high rating because I fell under the spell of Henry and Miss Bertram. ...and all the unique characters.....
I liked the book and appreciated Graham Greene's writing skill, but the last chapter ruined it for me. The ending seemed to be a cop out, Greene didn't know how to finish the book so he just made a mess of it. The entire book is about a reliable, honest banker who retired early to raise dahlias in a bucolic English village. Then his real mother, age 75, shows up to take him traveling, a woman of ill-repute and bad choices, who at the last chapter corrupts him into falling in with her and her late 80s Nazi lover so they can all risk their lives in Paraguay in criminal acts such as smuggling American liquor and cigarettes. He also is pledged to marry a 15 year old girl, although througout his life he preferred living alone. No author owes his readers a happy ending, but does owe the reader an honest ending. Why would a respectable man in his mid-50s take such a sudden plunge in to depravity and crime? The ending is unbelievable and leaves the reader feeling duped.
W.W2 and a woman who knows her own mind. Graham Greene is always good but this is not his greatest. It is still an entertaining read.
This book was a hoot! Not only does it portray two very interesting and extremely different characters, but the plot builds in a most surprising way. You'll find yourself knitting the plot together as you read. I'd really like to see the movie now, with Maggie Smith, who certainly would have been a good choice to portray the Aunt. I found the book hard to put down because something unusual was always happening.
I wasn't sure what to expect of Graham Greene, whether I would find him dull or interesting. And I heartily enjoyed Travels With My Aunt. Apparently, Graham Greene described it as "the only book I have written for the fun of it" (which doesn't speak so well for his other novels), and it was quite amusing, but also somehow serious at the same time (in a way.) The narrator of the book is Henry Pulling, a retired bank manager with nothing much to do. He meets his Aunt Augusta at what he believes to be his mother's funeral. She may be seventy-five, but she still travels and convinces Henry to come with her to travel the globe. Their first trip? Istanbul, via the Orient Express. Aunt Agatha also has many tales of her various adventures in various places, with various men. She was quite comic, especially the way that she talked about things. And Henry, who has never done anything dangerous in his life, finds himself mixing with all sorts of not-so-respectable company.

I was pleasantly surprised by this one, though I have a feeling that not all of Graham Greene's works are so humorous and light. But it was a good place to start, and perhaps will help me enjoy other novels of his. Also, I got the Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition, which was quite beautiful designed, with a nice cover image (a dahlia, I believe.) I would definitely recommend that edition (I'm not sure if there are many others available anyway.)

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Prim Henry Pulling, retired British bank manager, lifelong bachelor, and fussy tender of dahlias, turns out to have a wild and crazy Aunt Augusta. They meet at his mother's funeral, but it turns out that Auntie A. has been keeping her eye on Henry for a while. No sooner are his mother's ashes in the urn, than
she begins to lead him into down the primrose path. And who better do this than a woman whose professional career appears to have been that of a madam?

However, this book, intended to be comical, is not exactly a side-splitter. Characters are hackneyed, the humor a bit dated. However, the twisting plot eventually gets so nutty that you just have to give in to it and enjoy the road trip that becomes a train trip that becomes a sea and river trip and ends up in (where else?) Paraguay.

Given a choice between thinking about the passage from midlife to death à la Julian Barnes (the weighty pronouncements of "Nothing to be Frightened Of") and thinking about it à la Graham Greene, I'll take "Travels with My Aunt" any day. Might as well have fun.

M. Feldman
An extremely slow-burner by any standard but done so marvellously well. As with many GG novels, the central character [Henry in this instance] inadvertently embarks on a journey of self discovery instigated by the return of his long forgotten aunt Augusta. Consequently the travels are both literal and figurative. Lavishly adorned with an easy, dry wit the story unfolds effortlessly; perfect companion for long-haul.