description: In the years following the First World War a new generation emerges, wistful and vulnerable beneath the glitter. The Bright Young Things of Twenties May fair, with their paradoxical mix of innocence and sophistication, exercise their inventive minds and vile bodies in every kind of capricious escapade. In a quest for treasure, a favorite party occupation, a vivid assortment of characters hunt fast and furiously for ever greater sensations and the fulfillment of unconscious desires.
language: English
title: Vile Bodies
titlecomplete: Vile Bodies
characters: Nina Blount, Lottie Crump, Ginger Littlejohn, Adam Fenwick-Symes, Melrose Ape, Miles Malpractice
genres: Fiction, British Literature, Humor, Literature, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Literary Fiction, Modern Classics
ratings_count: 15246
places: London, England
publisher: Chivers Audio Books