Addled

Eden Rock Country Club is a grand New England institution, a lush haven of leisure and cocktails, where gossip and intrigue lurk discreetly behind a veil of old-world propriety. But one Fourth of July, a flock of geese descends on the club's manicured lawns; never fond of outsiders, the Eden Rock denizens find these new guests distinctly unwelcome.

When Charles Lambert, a bond trader with a strong portfolio but a weak golf game, accidentally kills a goose with a wayward drive, he sets in motion a series of events that will leave the club and its members changed forever. His wife, Madeline, must face the mutterings of other members about the state of her marriage--and his sanity. Meanwhile, their daughter, an animal rights activist, mounts a quixotic campaign to make the club go vegan, much to the annoyance of Vita, a talented, obsessive chef who has her own plans for the geese.

A deftly observed social comedy, ADDLED is a rich and riotous story of old money, new ideas, and the power of passion to disrupt even the most orderly of worlds.

Author: Joeann Hart
Publisher: Little Brown and Company
Published: 05/15/2007
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.25lbs
Size: 9.46h x 6.38w x 1.11d
ISBN: 9780316015004

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 02/15/2007 pg. 142
Publishers Weekly 02/19/2007 pg. 144
Booklist 03/01/2007 pg. 62
Library Journal 03/15/2007 pg. 58

About the Author
JoeAnn Hart has an MFA from Bennington College, where she studied under Lucy Grealy. A regular contributor to the Boston Globe Sunday Magazine, she lives with her family in Massachusetts. Addled is her first novel.