Laugh till you have laughed all the laughs you can. Review on Life at Blandings - P.G.Wodehouse

In the world of literary comedians P.G Wodehouse is one of a kind! Any body can write a story, but it takes P.G. Wodehouse to write something so laughter-inducing as this.

Let's see if this gets you hooked:

What happens when a scarab gets stolen?

'A scarab?'

Yes, a valuable scarab from Mr. Peter's collection is stolen.

There is an offer of 10,000 dollars for it's retrieval.

This has caught your attention.

But wait, it has caught two nice folks Ashe Marton & Joan Valentine in a tangle of confusion & this book gives you the humour resulting from the confusion. Both of them accidentally trip over each other for the reward (hey, literally I mean), and as impostors in Blandings castle - Ashe as Mr. Peter's valet & Joan as Aline Peter's maid.

The Efficient Baxter, whom you start hating from page one, who is Lord Emsworth's secretary, gets to know of the plan & spends many sleepless nights hoping to catch them red-handed. But none of them know that someone else is interested in the scarab too and very soon takes it away right under their noses!

Mr. Beach, the butler, who is a complaining-stroy-telling sort of fellow gnaws their patience by telling them how he 'Suffers from His Feet, From Nervous Disorders', with a 'Stomach Lining is not what a stomach lining should be.'

To continue this well-plotted story:

The millionaire whose scarab is stolen by Lord Emsworth also happens to be his son's future father-in-law. The millionaire hires Ashe to find it, while the man's friend also gets information on the scarab. The encounters between Ashe, his girl friend Joan, and the ominous secretary are witty.

If your acquaintance with the wonderful world of Wodehouse is limited to Jeeves and Bertram then a Blandings Castle trip is a must. Meet Lord Emsworth and his idiot son Freddie.

''something fresh'' is exactly where you'd want to start as it is structured like a detective novel and woven very tightly,and leaves you wondering....could all this intrigue be about something so silly?

Beautifully written and zanily paced, you'll crave to spend a holiday as a guest at Blandings castle - so go ahead and ,satisfy your urges...read this book!

Why?

The next time your mind comes to rest at a peaceful place where the birds are chirping, the squirrels are chattering, the brook is babbling, and your heart is filled with joy, you'll have discovered the essence of Wodehouse

Laugh until you have laughed all the laughs you can laugh.