false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1197849875m/111789.jpg 111789 9 Rosy, the elephant bequeathed to young Adrian Rookwhistle by a reprobate relative, turned out to be a handful: not alone because of her size but also because of her fondness for strong drink. To Adrian she represented the chance to get away froma City shop and a suburban lodging by exploiting her theatrical talent and experience. To Rosy their progress towards the gayer South Coast resorts offered undreamed-of opportunities for drink and destruction. So the Monkspepper Hunt is driven to delirium and Lady Fenneltree's stately home reduced to a shambles. In due course the always efficient local constabulary caught up with the pair, whose ensuing trial was a like a triumph of the law and of the author's comic genius. The verdict was--but the story has to be read to be believed, if then. Even though the author does maintain that it is entirely credible, indeed that this, his first novel, is 'an almost true story'. 962312 1968 Rosy Is My Relative total:103|5:28|4:44|3:29|2:2|1:0| 103 407 146 8 5 1 false false Wed Aug 22 10:41:47 -0700 2007 Mon Jan 28 20:51:48 -0800 2008
My bestest memories of this book are not of reading it upside down on my bed and dying of laughter. they are of having choice portions of the book read o...more...]]> 5 0 false false Sun Apr 12 23:27:08 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 23:27:49 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Jun 11 22:10:25 -0700 2009 Thu Jun 11 22:10:25 -0700 2009 3 0 true false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 03 14:44:21 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 03 14:48:25 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Fri Jan 18 00:28:15 -0800 2008 Thu Feb 14 20:28:46 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1986 Thu Jan 10 14:22:49 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 10 14:26:36 -0800 2008 That copy of "Rosy is ---" in your ziplock bag is probably the exact same copy that I read all those years ago! Wow. The book's a total circus with Rosy and all the weird but interesting characters traipsing through! Gotta read it again now.]]> 5 0 false false Thu Aug 30 15:12:10 -0700 2007 Tue Jan 08 14:56:01 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1968 Mon Mar 31 09:56:57 -0700 2008 Mon Mar 31 10:00:33 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Sun Nov 22 19:18:47 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 22 19:18:47 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Sat Nov 21 12:15:17 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 12:15:17 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Nov 21 07:18:10 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 21 07:18:10 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Thu Nov 12 09:20:27 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 09:20:27 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Thu Nov 12 03:29:21 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 12 03:29:21 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Oct 22 22:39:13 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 22 22:39:13 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 12 12:09:01 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 12:09:03 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Tue Sep 29 08:09:23 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 29 08:09:23 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Mon Sep 28 06:57:26 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 28 06:57:26 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Sep 26 14:31:26 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 14:31:26 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Sep 20 15:51:21 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 15:51:21 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Sep 20 01:22:56 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 20 01:22:56 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=111789