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SUNDAY, JANUARY 30 at 1:00 p.m.
Soho, $24.00
DISCOVERY CLUB SELECTION and CAROL’S FAVORITE:
It's 1975 in Laos in the debut novel, THE CORONER'S LUNCH, and 72-year-old Dr. Siri Paiboun finds himself appointed state coroner, just when he thought he was going to retire. The fact that he's never been a coroner doesn't seem to make much difference, since he's almost the only physician left in Laos after the educated class fled the country. He's not the tired old man the bureaucrats thought they were getting. Carol says, "I picked the book up figuring I'd just scan it a bit, and found I couldn't put it down. Dr. Paiboun is a unique character, interesting and kind; his two assistants are perfect for him. A good plot in a fascinating setting makes this first novel a great treat."
