An Exile's Perfect Letter

By Larry Mathews

**NEWFOUNDLAND AND LABRADOR BOOK AWARDS FICTION LONGLIST**
Sixty-two-year-old English professor Hugh Norman is getting ready to retire and just going through the motions. He's detached, irreverent, and quite pleased with himself. But then he learns of a long-lost friend's sudden death, and shockingly discovers a body while walking through a city park. Suddenly, over just a few days, Hugh is compelled to deal with a large cast of eccentric characters and a police detective who has taken a sudden interest in his life. With a perfect sense of comedic timing, An Exile's Perfect Letter is a portrait of a man forced to come of age all over again. It's a send-up, a love story, an elegy for lost youth, and a celebration of friendships that stand the test of time.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1550817078
• ISBN13: 9781550817072
• Release Date: September 2018
• Publisher: Breakwater Books
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.5" x 8.4"