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Book Review of The Devastating Boys (Virago Modern Classics)

The Devastating Boys (Virago Modern Classics)
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From the back cover: Lonely in middle age, a well-meaning Oxford professor and his anxious wife, Laura, decide to take in two unknown boys from London's East End for a summer holiday. What happens when Benny and Sep actually arrive surpasses all imagination. . . .This moving and hilarious tale leads this collection of Elizabeth Taylor's greatest short stories.