Pelican Park
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The book 'Pelican Park' is a novel by Post columnist Frank Cerabino that was printed serially in the Accent section of the Palm Beach Post from March 6 through 27 of 2005. This is the book all put together.
From the front cover:
A tale of romance, lies and surging home prices.
From the back cover:
Romance! Real estate! Traffic calming!
Welcome to the soap-opera world of Pelican Park, a fictional West Palm Beach neighborhood. It's a gentrified sweath of suburbia stewing with intrigue, mystery and a Boca refugee named Pinky.
Kathryn 'Pinky' Mulligan Hope -- A chance encounter brings her to Pelican Park, whose unofficial motto is: 'Come for the speed humps, stay for the traffic circles.'
Cosmo 'The Lawn King' Hope -- Pinky's philandering husband -- while he was investigation 'irrigation problems,' his wife was filing for divorce.
Luna Hope -- Pinky's 11-year-old daugther. She wishes that naked man wasn't always turning up in their back yard.
Charlie Hope -- Pinky's 14-year-old son. He wishes he were back in Boca, playing in his middle-school rock band. The Savages.
From the front cover:
A tale of romance, lies and surging home prices.
From the back cover:
Romance! Real estate! Traffic calming!
Welcome to the soap-opera world of Pelican Park, a fictional West Palm Beach neighborhood. It's a gentrified sweath of suburbia stewing with intrigue, mystery and a Boca refugee named Pinky.
Kathryn 'Pinky' Mulligan Hope -- A chance encounter brings her to Pelican Park, whose unofficial motto is: 'Come for the speed humps, stay for the traffic circles.'
Cosmo 'The Lawn King' Hope -- Pinky's philandering husband -- while he was investigation 'irrigation problems,' his wife was filing for divorce.
Luna Hope -- Pinky's 11-year-old daugther. She wishes that naked man wasn't always turning up in their back yard.
Charlie Hope -- Pinky's 14-year-old son. He wishes he were back in Boca, playing in his middle-school rock band. The Savages.
This book was given to me as a birthday present by a fellow bookcrosser, but more importantly, a great friend, pashmack. Thank you pashmack. I, too, think I will enjoy reading it.
It smells of lavender because I put it in the gift bag of another gift I got that was lavender everything (thank you tiredngrumpy). This will want to make me read it even more .. and calm me at the same time. ;o)
It smells of lavender because I put it in the gift bag of another gift I got that was lavender everything (thank you tiredngrumpy). This will want to make me read it even more .. and calm me at the same time. ;o)
Whoda thunk? I read the book in one day -- started this morning and finished it in the middle of the night. I enjoyed it. A lot. It was fun, it had mystery, bad guys, good guys, gay guys, an agoraphobic guy, an internet spy cam queen, and a prince of thieves guy. Not to mention interracial love and a toothless chihuaha.
It was cute and funny and touching. It was well written and tame enough for your average teenager (although not for a teenager whose parents think any of the above things mentioned are "bad").
Today, you can find the book online at: http://www.palmbeachpost.com/accent/content/pelicanpark/ . However, I have no idea how long they will keep it up. I get tired from reading things online so the book might well be worth the buy.
Thank you so much pashmack for thinking I would enjoy this book. I did and what I appreciate more is that you know me well enough to know that I would like the book even though it is not my usual "genre". Again, thank you.
It was cute and funny and touching. It was well written and tame enough for your average teenager (although not for a teenager whose parents think any of the above things mentioned are "bad").
Today, you can find the book online at: http://www.palmbeachpost.com/accent/content/pelicanpark/ . However, I have no idea how long they will keep it up. I get tired from reading things online so the book might well be worth the buy.
Thank you so much pashmack for thinking I would enjoy this book. I did and what I appreciate more is that you know me well enough to know that I would like the book even though it is not my usual "genre". Again, thank you.
Journal Entry 4 by rem_THK-795888 at Federal Highway and Spanish River in Boca Raton, Florida USA on Saturday, April 29, 2006
Released 17 yrs ago (4/29/2006 UTC) at Federal Highway and Spanish River in Boca Raton, Florida USA
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