Here's what I wrote in 2014 about this read: "Third in trilogy. More about Betty's love and Old Filth's (Sir Edwards Feathers) arch rival, Sir Terence Veneering. Included a lot about old age, old friends, lingering frustration and, I suppose, final redemption." Quotations in the comments section are my exact kindle highlights. ( )

Having thoroughly enjoyed [b:Old Filth|50284873|Old Filth|Jane Gardam|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1578255525l/50284873._SY75_.jpg|36965] and The Man with the Wooden Hat, I was disappointed in this last of the trilogy. This as because I wanted to know much more about Ross and had very little interest in Fiscal-Smith. Last Friends had its moments, but I soon tired of Dulcie's scatterbrain in the beginning and for some strange reason, the weak ending went the same way. Maybe Jane Gardam lost interest? I say this as a challenge to Jane Gardam but was she out of her depth with Ross? Someone not English. Surely not. Please bring on a 4th in the series. One that deals with Ross's background. ( )

Not ass good as Old Filth ( )

Jane Gardam moves a plot so quickly you're almost missing the details. And her characters so rich, with such spare details. What a master. ( )

I don't quite know what to make of this book. It's brilliant, as all Jane Gardam novels are; it's complex, perhaps overly so. In the end I thought it was too much work, alas. ( )