Cabaret - A Roman Riddle

Informationen zum Autor Lily Prior is the author of La Cucina, Ardor, and Nectar and she divides her time between London and Italy. Klappentext struggling mortician in working-class Rome, Freda only married her repulsive ventriloquist husband, Alberto, because it was prophesied that she'd do so. Now that he's vanished mysteriously along with his equally abhorrent dummy (who Freda suspects is actually a midget), she'd like them both to stay missing -- though she's devastated by the simultaneous disappearance of her soul mate, Pierino, her beloved talking parrot. While the police investigate this series of possible crimes, Freda will continue embalming by day, unleashing her caged passions at night in a seedy cabaret (until a tragic fire leaves the proprietor with a tuba stuck on his head), trying to make do with a talking hamster in lieu of dear Pierino . . . and recalling the vagaries of life that led her to this unfortunate juncture. Zusammenfassung struggling mortician in working-class Rome! Freda only married her repulsive ventriloquist husband! Alberto! because it was prophesied that she'd do so. Now that he's vanished mysteriously along with his equally abhorrent dummy (who Freda suspects is actually a midget)! she'd like them both to stay missing -- though she's devastated by the simultaneous disappearance of her soul mate! Pierino! her beloved talking parrot. While the police investigate this series of possible crimes! Freda will continue embalming by day! unleashing her caged passions at night in a seedy cabaret (until a tragic fire leaves the proprietor with a tuba stuck on his head)! trying to make do with a talking hamster in lieu of dear Pierino . . . and recalling the vagaries of life that led her to this unfortunate juncture.

Product details

• Authors: Lily Prior
• Publisher: Ecco Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 27.06.2006
• EAN: 9780060772581
• ISBN: 978-0-06-077258-1
• No. of pages: 288
• Dimensions: 135 mm x 203 mm x 17 mm
• Series: ecco Book; ecco Book
• Subjects: Fiction > Suspense; Romance, Historical romance, Romantic suspense, Historical fiction, Humorous fiction, Contemporary lifestyle fiction, Magical Realism, United States of America, USA, Crime and mystery fiction, Crime and mystery: women sleuths, Crime and mystery: cosy mystery, Satirical fiction and parodies, FICTION: Thrillers / Historical, FICTION: General, FICTION: Historical / General, FICTION: Thrillers / Crime, FICTION: Romance / Historical / General, FICTION: Mystery & Detective / General, FICTION: Romance / Suspense, FICTION: Magical Realism, FICTION: Humorous / Black Humor, FICTION: Humorous / Dark Humor