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Modern Baptists
Wed Dec 16 20:02:02 GMT 2009
Picked up in a charity shop on the basis that Penguin's Modern Classics range tends to be reliably good, along with my liking of picture of the dog on the front cover, I didn't have any preconceived notions about Modern Baptists, having never heard of the book or its author, James Wilcox.
As it turns out, my ignorance is unjustified: Modern Baptists is an elegant, understated comedy which combines gentle humour with a poignancy which extends its impact beyond the reach of the genre.