Mr. Flood’s Last Resort by Jess Kidd – 340 p.
Caregiver
Maud Drennan is assigned to look after Cathal Flood, the non-bathing, crotchety
hoarder who inhabits a crumbling mansion in West London. Maud uses good sense
and snarky humor to cover up her tragic past, and ends up uncovering Cathal’s
family’s unsavory history. Lovely language, a fully realized cast of sympathetic
misfits and a cracking plot make this novel a winner. I look forward to reading
the author’s novel Himself.
