Fatty O'Leary's Dinner Party
Author | : Alexander McCall Smith |
Publisher | : Vintage |
Total Pages | : 117 |
Release | : 2014-08-05 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781101873014 |
ISBN-13 | : 1101873019 |
Rating | : 4/5 (14 Downloads) |
Download or read book Fatty O'Leary's Dinner Party written by Alexander McCall Smith and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2014-08-05 with total page 117 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An all-new, never-before-published original short novel by the bestselling author of The No. 1 Ladies’ Detective Agency, about a hapless American tourist’s larger-than-life comical trip to Ireland. Shortlisted for the 2015 Bollinger Everyman Wodehouse prize for comic fiction Cornelius P. “Fatty” O'Leary and his wife, Betty, plan a vacation in Ireland for his fortieth birthday, where they will tour his ancestral homeland and relax in the countryside. Almost immediately, things go terribly wrong: the seats in economy class on the plane are too small; the country hotel’s dinner spread and bathroom fixtures leave much to be desired; and the down-to-earth O’Learys find their fellow guests are more than a little snobbish. In this amusing and touching portrayal of a kindly, misunderstood soul, McCall Smith has created yet another memorable character who will become an instant favorite to his many fans. An eBook short.