Last Night at the Lobster
by Stewart O'Nan (Goodreads Author)
3.53 of 5 stars
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Stewart O'Nan has been called the bard of the working class and has now crafted a frank and funny yet emotionally resonant tale set within a vivid workaday world seldom seen in contemporary fiction.

Perched in the far corner of a run-down New England mall, the Red Lobster hasn't been making its numbers and headquarters has pulled the plug.

But manager Manny DeLeon of this New Britain Connecticut restaurant still needs to navigate a tricky last shift. With only four shopping days left until Christmas, Manny must convince his near-mutinous staff to hunker down and serve the final onslaught of hungry retirees, lunatics, and holiday office parties. All the while, he's wondering how to handle the waitress he's still in love with, his pregnant girlfriend at home, and the perfect present he still needs to buy.



Stewart O'Nan is the author of eleven novels, including Snow Angels and A Prayer for the Dying, a story collection, and two works of nonfiction. His previous novel, Last Night at the Lobster, was a national bestseller, was nominated for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and was named one of the New York Public Library Books to Remember. Additionally, Granta named him one of the 20 Best Young American Novelists. O'Nan lives with his family in Avon, Connecticut."

Note: Stewart O'Nan published also the book "A Good Day to Die" under his pseudonym James Coltrane. You'll find it here: http://www.goodreads.com/aut...Coltrane_Stewart_O_Na