Girl, 20 (Masterplots II: British and Commonwealth Fiction Series)
At a glance:
- Author: Kingsley Amis
- First Published: 1971
- Type of Work: Comic realism
- Time of Work: The late 1960’s
- Setting: Greater London
- Principal Characters: Doug Yandell, Roy Vandervane, Kitty Vandervane, Penny Vandervane, Sylvia Meers, Vivienne “Vivy” Copes, Gilbert Alexander, Harold Meers
- Genres: Long fiction, Psychological fiction
- Subjects: 1960’s, Journalism or journalists, Sex or sexuality, Social issues, Adultery, Criticism, London, Ethics, Corruption, Composers, Rock music
- Locales: London, England
The Novel
Music critic for a London newspaper, narrator Doug Yandell has just left the office of his priggish editor, Harold Meers, when he receives a call from Kitty Vandervane, the wife of his friend, Roy, a composer, conductor, and ne’er-do-well celebrity. Arriving at the Vandervane home, he learns from Kitty that Vandervane has taken still another mistress, this one even younger than his others. She urges Yandell to help Vandervane, to save him from the irreparable ruin that would ensue if her fifty-seven-year-old husband decided to run off with his latest mistake.
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