by Alice Thomas Ellis · Corsair · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781780336619
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«The Inn at the Edge of the World» is the comic novel by Alice Thomas Ellis, published by Corsair in paperback (263 pages, in English).
Five strangers come to an inn on a remote Hebridean island after an advertisement promising «Christmas at the end of the world». Each is fleeing the festivities and the cohabitation gets complicated: among them are a widower, an actress, a vain actor, a shop assistant and a psychoanalyst. A comedy with a slight supernatural touch.
Originally published in 1990, the work won the Best Novel award from the British Writers' Guild.
For readers of contemporary British comic fiction, set in Scotland and with a touch of magical realism.
