Firefly

212 pages; minor creasing to cover edges. Minor rubbing to the covers. Very Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. No markings. ; - We offer free returns for any reason and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your order will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.

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A short, sparkling novel about the twilight years of Noel Coward''s life, by the author of "Angel of Brooklyn."
On a secluded hillside in Jamaica lies Firefly, Noel Coward''s peaceful retreat. Here, between sundowners and sunsets, brandies and cigarettes, the seventy-one-year-old Coward whiles away his days -- a comforting, frustrating pattern of unwanted breakfasts, reluctant walks, graceless dips in the pool -- in the company of his manservant Patrice. Both of them dream of a London that is long-gone or imagined: Noel''s peopled with glamorous friends -- Redgrave, Olivier, O''Toole -- and Patrice''s a picture-postcard vision of elegance and opportunity.
Set over a series of summer days in the early 1970s, "Firefly "flits through Coward''s dreams and memories, his successes and regrets, against a sultry, seductive backdrop of blue skies and glistening water. Colourful and contemplative, this is a moving and poignant portrait of old age and friendship, and a life well lived.

Product Info

ISBN: 0099575043

ISBN-13: 9780099575047

Publisher: Vintage Books

Year: 2014

Type: Used

Binding: Softcover

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