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...writer's imagination, 2) the reader's memory. Joyce Gary, who has created some of the most memorable characters in 20th century fiction, has frequently passed this test with lovable scamps, e.g., Gulley Jimson (The Horse's Mouth), Sara Monday (Herself Surprised). Chester Nimmo, who made his debut in Gary's last novel, Prisoner of Grace (TIME, Oct. 20, 1952), is no scamp but a fireballing politico who marries into money, gets elected to Parliament, enters the Cabinet and finally becomes Lord Nimmo, without ever losing his missionary zeal or his sense of political destiny. Except...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Up from Poverty | 11/16/1953 | See Source »

Prisoner of Grace, by Joyce Cary. The story of Nina Nimmo and her lifetime bargain with two men; a new novel by one of the liveliest writers alive (TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: RECENT & READABLE, Jan. 12, 1953 | 1/12/1953 | See Source »

Prisoner of Grace, by Joyce Gary. The story of Nina Nimmo and her lifetime bargain with two men; a new novel by one of the liveliest writers alive (TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: RECENT & READABLE, Jan. 5, 1953 | 1/5/1953 | See Source »

Prisoner of Grace, by Joyce Cary. The story of Nina Nimmo and her lifetime bargain with two men; a new novel by one of the liveliest writers alive (TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: RECENT & READABLE, Dec. 22, 1952 | 12/22/1952 | See Source »

Prisoner of Grace, by Joyce Cary. The story of Nina Nimmo and her lifetime bargain with two men; a new novel by one of the liveliest writers alive (TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: RECENT & READABLE, Dec. 8, 1952 | 12/8/1952 | See Source »

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