Auntie Mame
  • Published: 12 October 2010
  • ISBN: 9780141194127
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $24.99

Auntie Mame

An Irreverent Escapade

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22 Sep 2010
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12 Oct 2010
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'Auntie Mame is the most unconventional aunt you've ever known and you'll love her' Washington Star

When shy young heir Patrick is orphaned at the age of ten, the only family he has is his wealthy and eccentric aunt, a New York socialite named Mame. Prone to dramatic costumes, flights of fancy and expensive whims, Mame will raise Patrick the only way she knows how - with humour, mishaps, unforgettable friends and lots of love. From progressive schooling and Mame's search for a husband to her short-lived literary career and the puncturing of some of Patrick's romances, Auntie Mame is the most magnificent and hilarious work of love, style, wit and the life of a modern American.
  • Published: 12 October 2010
  • ISBN: 9780141194127
  • Imprint: Penguin Classics
  • Format: Paperback
  • Pages: 336
  • RRP: $24.99
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Praise for Auntie Mame

Like Tennessee Williams, Patrick Dennis caught the boldness, vitality, and iridescent theatricality of modern American personality. In Mame's mercurial metamorphoses we see American optimism and self-invention writ large.

Camille Paglia

Extravaganet follies and delirious escapades.

New York Times

As hilarious as a Marx brothers comedy. As elegant as a Schiaparelli eau de toilette. As exhilarating as laughing gas.

Vanity Fair

'[Dennis] writes beautifully ... absolutely delightful ... camp as all boots but still funny!'

Ian Hislop

One of the funniest books I've ever read ... a comedy classic

Kate Saunders, Radio 4's A Good Read
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