Written with lightness and humor, this delightful story begins with a lazy Saturday morning. As Mrs. Candy goes about her business, she winds up speaking with her deceased husband, a social worker from the French Quarter, and two very large police officers. She also learns many new things about the unusual tenants of her New Orleans boarding house. By the time Sunday morning arrives, every person in the building has had his life changed in one way or another. New Orleans, 1940s-Mrs. Candy's boarding house on Cairo Street ...
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Written with lightness and humor, this delightful story begins with a lazy Saturday morning. As Mrs. Candy goes about her business, she winds up speaking with her deceased husband, a social worker from the French Quarter, and two very large police officers. She also learns many new things about the unusual tenants of her New Orleans boarding house. By the time Sunday morning arrives, every person in the building has had his life changed in one way or another. New Orleans, 1940s-Mrs. Candy's boarding house on Cairo Street is full of characters. The events of a not-so-typical Saturday develop into a party the widow throws for her renters. As Mrs. Candy says "it takes all kinds of people." That's just what her small group of boarders is, from the drunken middle-aged politician and the uptight secretary to the young lovers and a kind-hearted man homesick for Bogalusa. Mrs. Candy herself is the kind of person who has never found life difficult or in the least complicated. She has a knack for getting people to wait on her and likes to play dumb. When shrimp jambalaya, some new acquaintances, and a lot of liquor are added to the mix, many unexpected things begin to happen.
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GOOD. First printing, signed and inscribed ("Best wishes, ") by author. on front free endpaper This is a light bue hardcover. Cover rather worn and back cover stained. No dust jacket. No writing or marks other than inscription. Rear endpaper stariting to split. An adequate copy. **We provide professional service and individual attention to your order, daily shipments, and sturdy packaging. FREE TRACKING ON ALL SHIPMENTS WITHIN USA.
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Good. No Jacket. Ex-Libris. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Inscribed By Author Blue boards are rubbed on edges and hinges. Author inscription on frontispiece. Prior owner name and inscription on title page. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound.
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NY 1947 first edition. Doubleday. Hardcover octavo. VG++ slight toning of end papers. in Good plus dj (dj lightly worn at spine ends and lightly toned. no tears, no chips) "Gay novel of modern New Orleans."
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. First edition. Edges lightly rubbed, else fine in a near fine dust jacket with publisher's publishing date stamped on front fly, spine lightly toned. A novel.
