Lunch at the Piccadilly by Clyde Edgerton

Description

Bibliographic Details

• Author: Clyde Edgerton
• Title: Lunch at the Piccadilly
• Publisher: ‎ Ballantine Books; First Ballantine Trade Paperback Edition (September 2004)
• Language: ‎ English
• Format: Trade Paperback – 268 pages
• ISBN-10: ‎ 0345476786
• ISBN-13: ‎ 978-0345476784
• Item Weight: ‎ .50 pounds
• Dimensions: ‎ 5.21 x 0.6 x 8.0 inches
• Book Condition: Used – Very Good (minimal discoloration on page edges)
• Cover Condition: Very Good
• Edition: First Ballantine Trade Paperback Edition

Synopsis:

Welcome to the Rosehaven Convalescence Center in beautiful Listre, North Carolina.

Recuperating after a recent fall, Lil Olive sits on the front porch, chitchatting with and rocking right alongside the regulars. There’s tiny Maudie Lowe with her cane that seems too tall; Beatrice Satterwhite, whose fancy three-wheeled walker is a Cadillac among Chevrolets; Clara Cochran, who cusses as frequently as she takes a breath; and L. Ray Flowers, the freelance preacher who strums a mean guitar, and who reveals his dream of forming a national movement to unite churches and nursing homes (“Nurches of America”).

Keeping a watchful eye on them all is Carl, Lil’s middle-age bachelor nephew with a heart of gold and the patience of a saint. But Lil is restless, eager to get back to her own apartment. She wants some adventure. And before long, tranquil Rosehaven is turned upside down. . . .

About the Author:

Clyde Edgerton is the author of ten novels, a memoir, short stories, and essays. He is a member of the Fellowship of Southern Writers and teaches creative writing at UNC Wilmington. He lives in Wilmington, NC, with his wife, Kristina, and their children.