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Cheer Up, Mr. Widdicombe
Evan James
Atria Books
April 2019
On Sale: March 26, 2019
288 pages
ISBN: 1501199617
EAN: 9781501199615
Kindle: B07GNTL6D9
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Humor | Fiction Family Life
Named one of 2019’s most anticipated reads by LitHub and
Entertainment Weekly From a bright new voice in contemporary fiction comes a
hilarious and sophisticated comedy of manners about a
delightfully eccentric family and the absurd happenings that
befall them during one frenzied summer at their home in the
Pacific Northwest. The inimitable—some might say incorrigible—Frank Widdicombe
is suffering from a deep depression. Or so his wife, Carol,
believes. But Carol is convinced that their new island
home—Willowbrook Manor on the Puget Sound—is just the thing
to cheer her husband up. And so begins a whirlwind summer as
their house becomes the epicenter of multiple social dramas
involving the family, their friends, and a host of new
acquaintances. The Widdicombes’ son, Christopher, is mourning a heartbreak
after a year abroad in Italy. Their personal assistant,
Michelle, begins a romance with preppy screenwriter
Bradford, who also happens to be Frank’s tennis partner.
Meanwhile, a local named Marvelous Matthews is hired to
create a garden at the manor—and is elated to find Gracie
Sloane, bewitching self-help author, in residence as well.
When this alternately bumbling and clever cast of characters
comes together, Willowbrook transforms into a circus of
uncovered secrets, preposterous misunderstandings, and
irrepressible passions. Written in a singularly witty and satirical style, Cheer
Up, Mr. Widdicombe is perfect for fans of Maria Semple's
Where'd You Go, Bernadette?, Andrew Sean Greer's
Less, and Jess Walter's Beautiful Ruins.
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