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The houseguest / a novel by Thomas Berger.
LIBRA Special PS3552.E719 H67
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Berger, Thomas, 1924-2014.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hospitality.
- Hospitality--Fiction.
- Families--Fiction.
- Families.
- Genre:
- Fiction.
- Penn Provenance:
- Gotham Book Mart (former owner) (Gotham Book Mart Collection copy)
- Physical Description:
- 240 pages ; 22 cm
- Edition:
- First Simon and Schuster trade paperback edition.
- Place of Publication:
- N.Y. : Simon & Schuster, [2004]
- Summary:
- Chuck Burgoyne seems, at first, to be the ideal houseguest, according to his unsuspecting hostess. He's a gourmet cook, he's congenial company, and he even saves a family member form drowning. Who invited Charles Burgoyne? As the family unites in a variety of unsuccessful attempts to triumph over Chuck, Berger evokes with flair, wit, and not a little craziness a series of events leading to the most sensible, if unexpected, outcome. "The Houseguest is the quintessential weekend-houseguest horror story.
- Other Format:
- Online version: Berger, Thomas, 1924- Houseguest.
- ISBN:
- 0743257944
- 9780743257947
- OCLC:
- 56317341
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