Leaving Small's Hotel
Subtitle: The Story of Ella's Lunch Launch
Edition: 1st Picador USA Pbk. Ed edition
Publisher: Picador
Published: June 12, 1999
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 352
ISBN-13: 9780312206604
Subjects: Fiction / General; Modern fiction; General; Fiction - General; Fiction
First sentence: I STOOD AT THE WHEEL of the leaking launch, approaching the dock on Small's Island and the end of my fiftieth year, throttling down, gauging the speed of my approach and the severity of the impact if the engine should stall when I shifted it into reverse to bring the launch to a halt.