Past Imperfect Book Report

“The class is in the eye of the beholder.” Especially in the book entitled Past Imperfect which follows the lives of rich and powerful people. The book was written by Julian Fellowes. Julian Fellowes was born in Egypt where his father worked in the British Embassy. He grew up in England and attended Cambridge where he enrolled to drama school. He was a “part-time actor for ages” and had appearances for more than 40 movies and TV shows. In the middle for his career in acting, Fellowes turned to writing and worked for BBC TV, where he adapted Little Lord Fauntleroy and The Prince and The Pauper for the small screen. Julian Fellowes became a writer, film director and actor. He is best known for being an Oscar-winning …show more content…
The thing he was concern with is his heir. Unfortunately, he was sterile before his marriage. However, the whirlwind of fate crash into his life when a letter from an anonymous woman came to his hand saying that he had fathered a child. With this, his lost hope lit again. But, the truth is far beyond his reach, for the only person who can help him is none other than, his former friend and sworn enemy, the anonymous narrator. The quest was to find the anonymous woman among his past girlfriends, which takes the anonymous narrator to the world of aristocracy of swinging London. Fellowes shows the theme of love, friendship, time, forgiveness, and high society in the book. It was written in a point of view of an anonymous narrator which shows wit, humor and vivid descriptions. In Past Imperfect, Fellowes illustrates each of the main characters interesting in their own way. Their attitudes are complementary to one another. One of the highlights of the book is the interesting anonymous narrator who has a strong sense of humor and view about the past as he takes the quest to find the missing child. For instance, the way he responds to Damien as the latter’s “sperm count was zero”