by John Mortimer · Penguin Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780141193397
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In Paradise Postponed, John Mortimer presents a delightful and satirical saga of rivalries and class struggles in the English countryside. When Simeon Simcox, a socialist clergyman, decides to leave his entire fortune to the ruthless and ambitious Conservative MP Leslie Titmuss instead of his own family, his two sons react in very different ways. Henry, a novelist and former 'angry young man' turned grumpy old reactionary, decides to challenge the will and prove that his father was insane. Fred, his younger brother and a quiet country doctor, chooses to investigate Simeon's past, discovering a totally unexpected explanation for the legacy. A masterpiece of human comedy that portrays life in England at the time.
Sir John Clifford Mortimer was a British barrister, dramatist, screenwriter and author. He is best known for short stories about a barrister named Horace Rumpole, adapted from episodes of the TV series Rumpole of the Bailey also written by Mortimer.
