The inn at the edge of the world
By: Alice Thomas Ellis
Publisher: Magna; Magna Large Print Books
Published: 2013
Place of publication: Long Preston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 302
ISBN-13: 9780750537568
Subjects: Christmas stories; Fiction
Description: Five strangers gather at Eric's inn on a remote Hebridean island after he advertises in the London weeklies for 'Christmas at the edge of the world.' Harry, a military widower, is fascinated by General Gordon; Jessica is a voice over artist and actress; Jon is a vain actor who is dangerously obsessed with Jessica; Anita is a salesperson in a department store; and Ronald is a psychoanalyst who is pining for the domestic skills of his recently departed wife. Each has their own reasons for escaping the usual festivities but things get complicated when Eric's wife flounces out and locals and visitors mingle and clash.
Notes: Originally published: London: Viking, 1990.