Does that sound too perfunctory to be wholly engaging?
Sharpe's editor at Random House, Susan Sandon, paid tribute to a man who was "warm, supportive and wholly engaging".
Calling Joel Scheinzeit the moving force behind this sweet, eccentric, slightly ramshackle and wholly engaging restaurant is like calling Sylvester Stallone the main character in "Rocky".
Their stories are wholly engaging, written with the flair of a novelist; indeed, MacLean readily admits that he has employed "some of the techniques of the novel".
This opening is vibrant and wholly engaging, so we happily settle in for a fast-paced detective thriller, complete with car chases, government corruption and labyrinthine betrayals, all spiced with world-weary banter à la Dashiell Hammett, or Len Deighton.
My big toe never quite rose to the occasion, but I suspect that for an owner, mastery of this gearbox could be a wholly engaging pursuit, and the reward, like the close shave that comes from the deft handling of a straight razor, would be well worth the effort.
Taking away the body, though, and concentrating purely on the mind gives the game's narrative a genuinely mature and wholly engaging edge.
The pastas are light but substantial, especially the tagliatelle with pork ragù and black cabbage, and the spaghetti with golden corn, garlic, leeks, dark green broccoli di rabe and bright red heirloom tomatoes -- a wholly engaging combination of ingredients this time of the year.
