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Hugo Whittier–failed poet and former kept man–is a wily misanthrope with a taste for whiskey, women, and his own cooking. Afflicted with a rare disease that will be fatal unless he quits smoking, Hugo retreats to his once aristocratic family's dilapidated mansion, determined to smoke himself to death without forfeiting any of his pleasures. To his chagrin, the world that he has forsaken is not quite finished with him. First, his sanctimonious older brother moves in, closely followed by his estranged wife, their alleged daughter, and his gay uncle. Infuriated at the violation of his sanctum, Hugo devises hilariously perverse ploys to send the intruders packing. Yet the unexpected consequences of his schemes keep forcing him to reconsider, however fleetingly, the more wholesome ingredients of love, and life itself.BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Kate Christensen's Blue Plate Special.

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Author

Kate Christensen, Kate Christensen

Publisher

Bantam Doubleday Dell Books for Young Readers

Published

2005

Language

EN

ISBN

9780767910309

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

3.73 / 5 (60 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13