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Title: Busman's Honeymoon
Review: At last Harriet Vane has succumbed to Peter Whimsey's persistent pursuit! Now the reader watches so see if Harriet can still maintain her sense of self and at the same time deal with the upper class life which she has married into.This novel was originally a play and although perhaps Sayer's very best novel was Gaudy Night, there is obviously a very real sense that Sayers is now aware of her reader as an audience. The philosophical introspection of Gaudy Night has been replaced by a much lighter tone. Peter Whimsey is now fighting his personal demons (shell shock and horror of bringing criminals to their death) with a much more aware Harriet who seems to be able to support him without submerging herself.Interesting social perspective on the dynamics of marriage.
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