An Evening of Long Goodbyes: A Novel

An Evening of Long Goodbyes: A Novel
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Vastly entertaining and outright hilarious, Paul Murrayâ€™s debut heralds the arrival of a major new Irish talent. His protagonist is endearing and wildly wittyâ€“part P. G. Wodehouseâ€™s Bertie Wooster, with a cantankerous dash of A Confederacy of Duncesâ€™ Ignatius J. Reilly thrown in. With its rollicking plot and colorful characters, An Evening of Long Goodbyes is a delightful and erudite comedy of epic proportions.

Charles Hythloday observes the world from the comfortable confines of Amaurot, his family estate, and doesnâ€™t much care for what he sees. He prefers the black-and-white sanctum of classic cinemaâ€“especially anything starring the beautiful Gene Tierneyâ€“to the roiling and rumbling of twenty-first-century Dublin. At twenty-four, Charles aims to resurrect the lost lifestyle of the aristocratic country gentlemanâ€“contemplative walks, an ever-replenished drink, and afternoons filled with canapÃ©s as prepared by the Bosnian housekeeper, Mrs. P.

But Charlesâ€™s cozy existence is about to face a serious shake-up. His sister, Bel, an aspiring actress and hopeless romantic, has brought to Amaurot her most recentâ€“and to Charlesâ€™s mind, most ill-advisedâ€“boyfriend. Frank is hulking and round, and resembles nothing so much as a large dresser, probably a Swedish one. He bets on greyhounds and talks endlessly of brawls and pubs in an accent that brings tears to Charlesâ€™s eyes. And, most suspiciously, his entrance into the Hythlodaysâ€™ lives just happens to coincide with the disappearance of an ever-increasing number of household antiques and baubles.

Soon, Charles and Bel discover that missing heirlooms are the least of their worries; they are simply not as rich as they have always believed. With the family fortune teetering in the balance, Charles must do something he swore he would never do: get a job. Booted into the mean streets of Dublin, he is as unprepared for real life as Frank would be for a cotillion. And it turns out that real life is a tad unprepared for Charles, as well.

From the Hardcover edition.
Country USA
Brand Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer Random House Publishing Group
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 0812970403_used
Color Grey
ReleaseDate 2005-09-13
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780812970401

Country	USA
Brand	Random House Trade Paperbacks
Manufacturer	Random House Publishing Group
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	0812970403_used
Color	Grey
ReleaseDate	2005-09-13
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780812970401

An Evening of Long Goodbyes: A Novel

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