Picked up in a Healthy Planet free bookshop.

Henderson Dores, an English art historian fast approaching 40 has moved to New York in the belief that America will change not only his life but also his character. There he works for an auction house as a valuer.Henderson is a stereo-typically inept British gentleman constantly getting the wrong end of the stick, and getting into awkward situations entirely due to his own fault. In New York, he has become re-engaged with his ex-wife but is also involved while in a clandestine affair with another woman. When he is sent to the deep South to value an elderly recluse's collection of paintings he becomes involved with the recluses wacky family and entwined in their antics. These people, the prickly father, the angry son and his Southern gal wife, the enigmatic daughter, the Viet Nam veteran, the truculent housekeeper and her son can also be seen as pretty stereo-typical.

Now whilst I quite enjoyed this book and it did make me smile if not actually laugh I felt that there were some shortcomings. However, as I said it did at least make me smile so that can be no bad thing.

Spotted this on a wishlist so going out as a RABCK. Enjoy!

Arrived earlier this week. Thanks very much for this, 4evagreen! A Man Called Ove will be on his way to you shortly :-)

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I didn't manage to finish this while I was in Bordeaux so I've brought it home again.

This was a fun read. I always enjoy a story about a hapless Englishman abroad!

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Reserving for reet-petite

On its way to ReetPetite by second-class post.

Thanks

Silly Henderson! Amusing story with some weird situations, like the hotel where you had to paddle a canoe.
Thanks.

On the bookshelves near the tram stop