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Theodore Ashworth has, through no effort whatsoever, achieved a life that makes essentially no demands. Then his phone rings, and the display says CHIP.
When the display says CHIP at nine-fourteen on a Tuesday morning, you are not receiving a casual inquiry about lunch. You are receiving the opening move of something larger.
The something larger is Pelican's Rest — twelve thousand square feet of crumbling 1925 Mediterranean Revival on South Ocean Boulevard, which Teddy's oldest friend has decided to rescue from financial ruin by converting it into a boutique event venue. There is a plan. There is a very large spreadsheet, built by Chip's formidable sister Caroline, who Teddy has not seen in eight years and has been carefully not thinking about. There is a roof that has reached the philosophical limit of patching, a ballroom floor with opinions, a peacock that adopts the wrong man, and an aunt who controls the family trust and would like to know what, exactly, Teddy thinks he is doing.
What Teddy is doing — though it takes him a season to notice — is becoming, for the first time in his life, useful.
The Season at Pelican's Rest is a comic novel about old friends, faded grandeur, schemes that almost work, and the particular Florida light in which a man of leisure discovers he might, against all expectation, be good at something.
For readers of P.G. Wodehouse, David Sedaris, and the sun-warmed social comedies of Carl Hiaasen and Maria Semple.
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Theodore Ashworth has, through no effort whatsoever, achieved a life that makes essentially no demands. Then his phone rings, and the display says CHIP.When the display says CHIP at nine-fourteen on a Tuesday morning, you are not receiving a casual inquiry about lunch. You are receiving the opening move of something larger. The something larger is Pelican's Rest - twelve thousand square feet of crumbling 1925 Mediterranean Revival on South Ocean Boulevard, which Teddy's oldest friend has decided to rescue from financial ruin by converting it into a boutique event venue. There is a plan. There is a very large spreadsheet, built by Chip's formidable sister Caroline, who Teddy has not seen in eight years and has been carefully not thinking about. There is a roof that has reached the philosophical limit of patching, a ballroom floor with opinions, a peacock that adopts the wrong man, and an aunt who controls the family trust and would like to know what, exactly, Teddy thinks he is doing. What Teddy is doing - though it takes him a season to notice - is becoming, for the first time in his life, useful.The Season at Pelican's Rest is a comic novel about old friends, faded grandeur, schemes that almost work, and the particular Florida light in which a man of leisure discovers he might, against all expectation, be good at something.For readers of P.G. Wodehouse, David Sedaris, and the sun-warmed social comedies of Carl Hiaasen and Maria Semple. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798259370357
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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Theodore Ashworth has, through no effort whatsoever, achieved a life that makes essentially no demands. Then his phone rings, and the display says CHIP.When the display says CHIP at nine-fourteen on a Tuesday morning, you are not receiving a casual inquiry about lunch. You are receiving the opening move of something larger. The something larger is Pelican's Rest - twelve thousand square feet of crumbling 1925 Mediterranean Revival on South Ocean Boulevard, which Teddy's oldest friend has decided to rescue from financial ruin by converting it into a boutique event venue. There is a plan. There is a very large spreadsheet, built by Chip's formidable sister Caroline, who Teddy has not seen in eight years and has been carefully not thinking about. There is a roof that has reached the philosophical limit of patching, a ballroom floor with opinions, a peacock that adopts the wrong man, and an aunt who controls the family trust and would like to know what, exactly, Teddy thinks he is doing. What Teddy is doing - though it takes him a season to notice - is becoming, for the first time in his life, useful.The Season at Pelican's Rest is a comic novel about old friends, faded grandeur, schemes that almost work, and the particular Florida light in which a man of leisure discovers he might, against all expectation, be good at something.For readers of P.G. Wodehouse, David Sedaris, and the sun-warmed social comedies of Carl Hiaasen and Maria Semple. Seller Inventory # 9798259370357
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Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Theodore Ashworth has, through no effort whatsoever, achieved a life that makes essentially no demands. Then his phone rings, and the display says CHIP.When the display says CHIP at nine-fourteen on a Tuesday morning, you are not receiving a casual inquiry about lunch. You are receiving the opening move of something larger. The something larger is Pelican's Rest - twelve thousand square feet of crumbling 1925 Mediterranean Revival on South Ocean Boulevard, which Teddy's oldest friend has decided to rescue from financial ruin by converting it into a boutique event venue. There is a plan. There is a very large spreadsheet, built by Chip's formidable sister Caroline, who Teddy has not seen in eight years and has been carefully not thinking about. There is a roof that has reached the philosophical limit of patching, a ballroom floor with opinions, a peacock that adopts the wrong man, and an aunt who controls the family trust and would like to know what, exactly, Teddy thinks he is doing. What Teddy is doing - though it takes him a season to notice - is becoming, for the first time in his life, useful.The Season at Pelican's Rest is a comic novel about old friends, faded grandeur, schemes that almost work, and the particular Florida light in which a man of leisure discovers he might, against all expectation, be good at something.For readers of P.G. Wodehouse, David Sedaris, and the sun-warmed social comedies of Carl Hiaasen and Maria Semple. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9798259370357
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