Taking care of Mrs. Carroll
a novel
1st ed.
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Word Count
69,250 words, Guess
Page Count
277 pages
Identifiers
- ISBN-100316578215
- ISBN-139780316578219
- LibraryThing25847
- Library of Congress Control Number77014928
- OCLC Control Number3327696
and 3 more
- Better World Books9780316578219
- Better World BooksO9-BHR-538
- Open LibraryOL4546941M
Classifications
- DDC813/.5/4
- LCCPZ4.M743 Tak 1978
- LCCPS3563.O523 Tak 1978
and 1 more
- LCCPS3563.O523; Tak 1978
Description
It is incredible how the death of a loved one can bring people together. Especially when greedy developers waste no time in attempting to steal the Cape Cod estate of the person in question. Before she could add a stipulation to her will requiring that the house not be bought up and razed for development, Mrs. Carroll tragically passed away. Now, it is up to her lover, Phidias, and her houseboy, David, to take care of the place once again. However, they cannot do it alone. They will need the help of people ranging from David’s ex-boyfriend Rick to a kitschy former screen goddess. Written not long after Paul Monette moved to Los Angeles, his first novel is a madcap caper featuring a cast of characters willing to do anything to fulfill a dying woman’s final wish—even if that means impersonating her while hiding her dead body from the nosy lawyers scouring her estate.
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