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Lunch at the Piccadilly
Author: Clyde Edgerton

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Publisher: Ballantine Books
Book Type: Paperback
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ISBN-13: 9780345476784 - ISBN-10: 0345476786
Pages: 288


Other Versions of this Book: Hardcover, Hardcover

Book Description:
Welcome to the Rosehaven Convalescence Center in beautiful Listre, North Carolina. Recuperating after a recent fall, Lil Olive sits on the front porch, chitchatting with and rocking right alongside the regulars. There's tiny Maudie Lowe with her cane that seems too tall; Beatrice Satterwhite, whose fancy three-wheeled walker is a Cadillac among Chevrolets; Clara Cochran, who cusses as frequently as she takes a breath; and L. Ray Flowers, the freelance preacher who strums a mean guitar, and who reveals his dream of forming a national movement to unite churches and nursing homes (“Nurches of America”). Keeping a watchful eye on them all is Carl, Lil's middle-age bachelor nephew with a heart of gold and the patience of a saint. But Lil is restless, eager to get back to her own apartment. She wants some adventure. And before long, tranquil Rosehaven is turned upside down. . . .

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Top Member Book Reviews

JoAnn G. (bookwoman28) wrote on 1/28/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Written by one of the South's great writers, Souther Living said, "A zany tale about old folks and those who love them...Honor and respect abide in this gentle tale of the twilight time."
For me, one of the most enjoyable aspects of the book is that so much of the story is told through the viewpoint of Carl, the adult nephew of his Aunt Lil, a new resident of the nursing home called Rosehaven, home and/or worksite of a charming collection of oddball Southern characters whom Carl and Lil learn to love.

Buffy G. (bufomander) wrote on 3/9/2006...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

fun -- a story of people in a nursing home, and their relationships with their families and the staff at the home.


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Elise F. (Frutynewt1) wrote on 11/11/2006...


Very funny, quick read. And at the same time brings up issues that we will all face as we age.

(ALbookbugg) wrote on 12/30/2005...


Clyde Edgerton always writes books with wonderful, endearing characters. This book is no exception.


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