A Voyage on Sunday - Geoffry Chadwick Misadventure, #5

A Geoffry Chadwick Misadventure, Book 5 - No act of kindness goes unpunished; Geoffry Chadwick discovers this cynical truism the moment the Westmount lawyer retires. He reluctantly agrees to assist an amateur production of Hedda Gabler to raise funds for the local public library. Following a raffle, Geoffry finds himself with two tickets for a Caribbean cruise won by his companion who can't make the trip.
On the spur of the moment, he invites childhood friend Frank Wilkinson, an opera designer, whom he hasn't seen much in recent decades. The travelers are beset by a mysterious flu, a rekindled long-forgotten affection for Frank complicating Geoffry's current status, and a flamboyant quartet of dinner companions who have more on their plate than appears at first glance. Propelled by Geoffry's sharp wit and acerbic social observations, A Voyage on Sunday is a journey of personal discovery and finding emotional balance in late middle age. "Edward O.
Phillips should be a cult figure in Canada, quoted by every literate, sophisticated person with a taste for wit and delicious phrasing. He is one of our very few who can write genuine comedies of manner." - The Globe and Mail