- Rich people, Cooking, Recluses, Suicidal behavior
For ten years, Hugo Whittier, upper-class scion, former gigolo, failed belle-lettrist has been living a hermit's existence at Waverly, his family's crumbling mansion overlooking the Hudson.
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Contemplative, contemporary, intimate and prestige.
- contemplativerelentless
- contemporarynostalgic
- intimateepic
- unpretentiousprestige
- character-ledplot-driven
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About the book
- Author
- Kate Christensen
- First published
- 2004
- Pages
- 351
- Publisher
- Doubleday, Anchor, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
- Editions
- 5
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780307484338
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First sentence
“October 9, 2001-All the lonely people indeed.”
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