by Alison Lurie · Vintage · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780099275794
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«The Last Resort» is the literary fiction novel by Alison Lurie, published by Vintage in paperback (272 pages, in English).
Jenny has devoted her life to her husband, the naturalist Wilkie Walker. When he becomes distant and depressed, she persuades him to spend some time in Key West. There, while Wilkie remains gloomy, Jenny connects with local characters such as Gerry, a former beatnik poet, and Lee, who runs a women-only guesthouse.
Novel originally published in 1998 by Chatto & Windus; this Vintage edition is from 1999. The action takes place in Key West (Florida).
For readers of contemporary literary fiction who appreciate novels of manners and the study of couple relationships.
Alison Stewart Lurie was an American novelist and academic. She won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her 1984 novel Foreign Affairs. Although better known as a novelist, she wrote many non-fiction books and articles, particularly on children's literature and the semiotics of dress.
