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A handful of dust book6/27/2023 ![]() Brenda and Beaver are, of course, drifting apart. This is where the novel becomes interesting. Realizing that her settlement may make him have to sell Hetton Abbey, he sets off on an expedition to South America. When Tony and Brenda’s son is killed, Brenda seeks a divorce from Tony. She starts an affair with Beaver and soon spends most of her time with him. Tony Last loves the seclusion but Brenda Last misses London society and Beaver is her link to that society. He goes to visit the Last family at Hetton Abbey. The novel starts with John Beaver, a dull society man and son of a fairly horrible interior designer. It is based on Waugh’s own personal experience when he travelled to Brazil in 1932 after the failure of his first marriage. ![]() He may have written better and greater novels than this one but this is my favourite Waugh novel, if only because of its wicked humour. Home » England » Evelyn Waugh » A Handful of Dust Evelyn Waugh: A Handful of Dust ![]()
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