Margery Sharp is renowned for her sparkling wit and insight into
human nature, both of which are liberally displayed in her
critically acclaimed social comedies of class and manners. Born in
Yorkshire, England, Sharp wrote pieces for Punch magazine after
attending college and art school. In 1930, she published her first
novel, Rhododendron Pie, and in 1938, married Maj. Geoffrey Castle.
Sharp wrote twenty-six novels, three of which—Britannia Mews, Cluny
Brown, and The Nutmeg Tree—were made into feature films, and
fourteen children’s books, including The Rescuers, which was
adapted into two Disney animated films.
“An entertaining story of England just before the war . . . Top
drawer reading.” —Kirkus Reviews
Praise for Margery Sharp
“Sharp has a touch all her own when it comes to taking on social
class, sex and its consequences, and the changes that the 20th
century brought to both those arenas, most especially for women.
She remained, always, both polite and biting, looking at the
intoxications and delusions of life and love with wit and
clear-eyed sympathy.” —The New York Times
“One of the most gifted writers of comedy in the civilized world
today.” —Chicago Daily News
“Highly gifted . . . a wonderful entertainer.” —The New
Yorker
“[Sharp’s] dialogue is brilliant, uncannily true. . . .
She is an excellent storyteller.” —Elizabeth Bowen
“It is as natural for Miss Sharp to be witty as for a brook trout
to have spots.” —The Saturday Review of Literature
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