The Darling Buds of May (novel)
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The Darling Buds of May is the first of the Larkin novels by H. E. Bates
, first published in 1958. In this short comic novel introducing the Larkin family to the world, Mr. Bates tells us how Pop, Ma, Mariette and the children beguile Charley, a timid and naive tax inspector into abandoning his investigations to take up residence at their rural paradise in Kent.
H. E. Bates
Herbert Ernest Bates, CBE , better known as H. E. Bates, was an English writer and author. His best-known works include Love for Lydia, The Darling Buds of May, and My Uncle Silas.-Early life:...
, first published in 1958. In this short comic novel introducing the Larkin family to the world, Mr. Bates tells us how Pop, Ma, Mariette and the children beguile Charley, a timid and naive tax inspector into abandoning his investigations to take up residence at their rural paradise in Kent.