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A Handful of Dust Summary
Evelyn Waugh

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A Handful of Dust Summary

Tony and Brenda Last are a young married couple who have been together for eight years. The have a son named John Andrew and they live on a wealthy estate called Hetton. The estate is in England, two hours outside of London. One weekend, a young man named John Beaver holds Tony to a casual invitation made for him to visit Hetton. Brenda meets Beaver for the first time and is attracted to him. At Hetton, Brenda has been cut off from the social scene she once enjoyed in London. Beaver and Brenda spend the weekend gossiping on all of the latest parties, people, and trends. The next time she visits her sister in London she immediately begins to inquire about Beaver. It isn't long before she sees him and makes advances toward him. An affair begins and Brenda decides to get an apartment in London to make it easier... View more of the A Handful of Dust Summary

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