Firefly

By Janette Jenkins

Book Overview

On a secluded hillside in Jamaica lies Firefly, No l Coward's peaceful retreat. Here, between sundowners and sunsets, brandies and cigarettes, the seventy-year-old Coward whiles away his days -- a comforting, frustrating pattern of unwanted breakfasts, reluctant walks, graceless dips in the pool -- in the company of his manservant Patrice. Set over a series of summer days in the early 1970s, Firefly flits through Coward's dreams and memories, his successes and regrets, against a sultry, seductive backdrop of blue skies and glistening water. Colorful and contemplative, this is a moving portrait of old age and friendship, and a poignant appraisal of a life well lived.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1609451406
• ISBN13: 9781609451400
• Release Date: October 2013
• Publisher: Europa Editions
• Length: 156 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.3" x 8.2"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 12 and higher