The Loved One
Waugh, Evelyn / Laurens, Amy
The Loved One is not only satire at its most ferocious. It is a macabre frolic filled with laughter and ingenious devices. It is devilishly clever, impishly amusing." - The New York Times, 1948.A sad irony of life: People pay thousands to bury a relative they hate, but balk at paying ten bucks to cremate the dog who stood by them for a decade.Recently kicked out of Hollywood, Dennis takes an ignominious-nay-shamefully vulgar job, tending the d...