The hilarious new novel from bestselling author Tom Sharpe.
It is one of the more surprising facts about old England that one can still find families living in the same houses their ancestors built centuries before and on land that has belonged to them since before the Norman Conquest. The Gropes of Grope Hall are one such family.
A brilliantly funny novel about what happens when the women take charge. The Gropes are an old English family based in Northumberland, separated from the rest of society and as eccentric as they come. It is a line dominated by strong-willed and oversexed women, determined to produce more female heirs regardless of whether their desired partners are willing or not.
At the dawn of the new millennium, tired and gormless teenager Esmond is abducted and lured to Grope Hall by a descendant of the Gropes. Young Esmond is powerless to escape, and his kidnap sets in motion a stream of farcical events that will have readers laughing out loud.
Tom Sharpe's trademark humour abounds in this new novel, marking him out once again as an outstanding storyteller.
Genre: General Fiction
It is one of the more surprising facts about old England that one can still find families living in the same houses their ancestors built centuries before and on land that has belonged to them since before the Norman Conquest. The Gropes of Grope Hall are one such family.
A brilliantly funny novel about what happens when the women take charge. The Gropes are an old English family based in Northumberland, separated from the rest of society and as eccentric as they come. It is a line dominated by strong-willed and oversexed women, determined to produce more female heirs regardless of whether their desired partners are willing or not.
At the dawn of the new millennium, tired and gormless teenager Esmond is abducted and lured to Grope Hall by a descendant of the Gropes. Young Esmond is powerless to escape, and his kidnap sets in motion a stream of farcical events that will have readers laughing out loud.
Tom Sharpe's trademark humour abounds in this new novel, marking him out once again as an outstanding storyteller.
Genre: General Fiction
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Used availability for Tom Sharpe's The Gropes
Hardback Editions
September 2009 : UK Hardback
Paperback Editions
June 2010 : UK Paperback
June 2010 : UK Mass Market Paperback
September 2009 : UK Paperback
Audio Editions
December 2009 : USA Audio edition
December 2009 : UK Audio edition
December 2009 : UK Audio Cassette
Title: The Gropes
Author(s): Tom Sharpe
ISBN: 0-7531-4953-2 / 978-0-7531-4953-9 (UK edition)
Publisher: ISIS Audio Books
Availability: Amazon UK
December 2009 : UK Audio CD
Title: The Gropes
Author(s): Tom Sharpe
ISBN: 0-7531-4954-0 / 978-0-7531-4954-6 (UK edition)
Publisher: ISIS Audio Books
Availability: Amazon UK
December 2009 : UK Audio CD

Title: The Gropes
Author(s): Tom Sharpe
ISBN: 0-7531-4955-9 / 978-0-7531-4955-3 (UK edition)
Publisher: ISIS Audio Books
Availability: Amazon UK
Kindle Editions
May 2011 : Australia, Canada, UK Kindle edition