Deep in the Shade of Paradise - A Novel (Paperback)

Welcome to Shiver-de-Freeze, a boot-shaped precinct deep in the Louisiana swamp, famous for its healing waters and curious fauna. Grisham Loudermilk is marrying Ariane Thevenot at Paradise, the family s ancestral home, and we're here for the wedding. But reason and love, it would seem, keep little company in Paradise these days: Grisham s cousin Adlai Birdsong has fallen desperately in love with the bride-to-be. Adlai s ill-advised courtship proceeds even as his daddy, Royce, struggles to recall his past in the face of Alzheimer s; as Father Pat McDermott realizes his passion for the mother of the bride; as the conjoined twins, Tous-les-Deux, train their eyes on Boudou Fontana, the last of the star-crossed Fontana clan. And just when it seems that Adlai must resign himself to a prolonged season of bachelorhood, Miranda Ferry, Grisham s recent lover, wanders into town unawares. With his signature tragic-comic voice and cast of unforgettable and lively characters, Dufresne explores love, death, imagination, and memory. Reading group guide available."

General

Imprint:	W W Norton & Co Inc
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	December 2007
First published:	2008
Authors:	John Dufresne
Dimensions:	211 x 140 x 25mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	376
ISBN-13:	978-0-393-33114-1
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General & literary fiction > Modern fiction
LSN:	0-393-33114-8
Barcode:	9780393331141

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