Author: Louis Begley Year: 2000 Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Fiction
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ISBNs: 9780345440839 9780375410888 0345440838 0375410880 |
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Recently widowed, Albert Schmidt has triumphantly rediscovered domestic bliss in the Hamptons with Carrie, the Puerto Rican waitress who is younger than his daughter. Schmidt is content with keeping his own hours and steering his own course, even as he becomes entertained -- and increasingly ensnared -- by the odd billionaire Michael Mansour. Among Schmidt's other heartbreaks and delights is the scandal engulfing his detested son-in-law. Where will it all lead? Is Mansour a true friend or just a big cat playing with a WASP mouse? Can May and December remain on the same calendar as the sun sets? Through it all, one thing is clear: Schmidt has found a new life far beyond the deck chair.
With the elegance and mordant wit readers have come to expect of him, Louis Begley has created a magnificent story of how virtue may be rewarded.
This book is part of the "Schmidt" series. Here are some other books from this series:
 | "Schmidt Steps Back" First published in 2011 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
 | "About Schmidt" First published in 1996 Rank: , Original star rating: , Adjusted star rating: , Pop rating: |
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