Like a loyal Victorian wife, Jenny has devoted her life to her much older husband, the famous writer and naturalist Wilkie Walker, bringing up their children and researching and editing his bestselling books. But this year, as winter approaches, Wilkie is increasingly depressed and withdrawn. At her wit's end, Jenny persuades him to visit Key West, the Last Resort.
But Key West is not called the Last Resort for nothing. Lives can turn upside down here, and even short-term visitors can have experiences they never imagined. Within weeks of their arrival, Jenny not only has a part-time job but is becoming involved with assorted local characters, including Gerry, an ex-beatnik poet, and Lee, the dramatically attractive manager of a women-only guest house. Wilkie, meanwhile, is planning his own "accidental" death by drowning--a task that turns out to be more difficult than he thought--and trying to avoid the attentions of a breathless young female fan.
The Last Resort is the perfect evocation of Key West and another dazzling demonstration of Alison Lurie's talent for high comedy and social comment.
But Key West is not called the Last Resort for nothing. Lives can turn upside down here, and even short-term visitors can have experiences they never imagined. Within weeks of their arrival, Jenny not only has a part-time job but is becoming involved with assorted local characters, including Gerry, an ex-beatnik poet, and Lee, the dramatically attractive manager of a women-only guest house. Wilkie, meanwhile, is planning his own "accidental" death by drowning--a task that turns out to be more difficult than he thought--and trying to avoid the attentions of a breathless young female fan.
The Last Resort is the perfect evocation of Key West and another dazzling demonstration of Alison Lurie's talent for high comedy and social comment.
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Hardback Editions
March 1999 : Hardback
| Title: Last Resort (Windsor Selections) Author(s): Alison Lurie ISBN: 0-7540-1228-X / 978-0-7540-1228-3 (UK edition) Publisher: Chivers Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
December 1998 : Hardback
| Title: The Last Resort Author(s): Alison Lurie, Lurie ISBN: 0-7862-1642-5 / 978-0-7862-1642-0 (USA edition) Publisher: Thorndike Press Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
June 1998 : Hardback
| Title: The Last Resort: A Novel Author(s): Alison Lurie ISBN: 0-8050-5866-4 / 978-0-8050-5866-6 (USA edition) Publisher: Henry Holt and Co. Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
May 1998 : Hardback
| Title: Last Resort Author(s): Alison Lurie ISBN: 0-7011-6764-5 / 978-0-7011-6764-6 (UK edition) Publisher: Chatto Availability: Amazon Amazon UK More details... |
May 1998 : Hardback
| Title: The Last Resort Author(s): Alison Lurie ISBN: 0-7011-6713-0 / 978-0-7011-6713-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Sinclair-Stevenson Ltd Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
January 1996 : Hardback
| Title: The Last Resort Author(s): Alison Lurie Publisher: Simon and Schuster (Juv) Availability: Amazon More details... |
Paperback Editions
June 1999 : Paperback
| Title: The Last Resort: A Novel Author(s): Alison Lurie ISBN: 0-8050-6174-6 / 978-0-8050-6174-1 (USA edition) Publisher: Holt Paperbacks Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
February 1999 : Paperback
| Title: The Last Resort Author(s): Alison Lurie ISBN: 0-09-927579-1 / 978-0-09-927579-4 (UK edition) Publisher: Vintage Availability: Amazon Amazon UK Amazon CA More details... |
1998 : Mass Market Paperback
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Other Editions
December 2010 : Kindle edition
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