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by David Lodge (Author) "'What do they see in it, eh? What do they see in it?' Leslie Pearson, Senior Representative (Airport Reception) of Travelwise Tours plc, surveys the..." (more)
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  • Paperback: 384 pages
  • Publisher: Penguin; New Ed edition (27 Jun 2002)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0140167285
  • ISBN-13: 978-0140167283
  • Product Dimensions: 19.7 x 12.9 x 3.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 213,308 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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Agnostic theologian Bernard Walsh has a professional interest in heaven. But when he travels to Hawaii with his father, Jack, it is not in quest of a vacation paradise; it is to visit Jack’s dying, estranged sister. The hand of fate and family tensions frustrate the planned reunion, however. And surrounded by quarrelling honeymooners, girls looking for Mr Right, a freeloading anthropologist, and assorted tourists all determinedly pursuing their humdrum visions of paradise, Bernard finds Waikiki more like purgatory. Until, that is, he stumbles upon something he had given up hope of finding – the astonishing possibility of love…


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David Lodge has written many bestselling novels, including THINKS and NICE WORK. His books have sold well over a million copies in Penguin. Formerly Professor of English at Birmingham University, he now writes full-time. He continues to live in Birmingham.
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'What do they see in it, eh? What do they see in it?' Leslie Pearson, Senior Representative (Airport Reception) of Travelwise Tours plc, surveys the passengers swarming in the Departures Concourse of Heathrow's Terminal Four with an expression of mingled pity and contempt. Read the first page
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5.0 out of 5 stars Warm, witty and wonderfully written, 10 April 2003
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This is only the second David Lodge book I've read (having also read Nice Work some years ago and very much enjoyed it) and I was not disappointed. Bernard Walsh takes his elderly Irish father to visit Bernard's aunt who is dying of cancer, against the wishes of Bernard's sister who suspects his motives are mercenary. The trip does not get off to a good start when Bernard's father is involved in an accident, which forces Bernard to become a man of decision and action. His time in Hawaii becomes a rite of passage as he faces up to new challenges and old anxieties. In the process we also meet the interesting and entertaining bunch of fellow tourists.

Bernard's experiences are told in a warm and funny way, with great perception and some beautiful writing. I recommend this to anyone who wants to read an engrossing, entertaining and thoughtful novel.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Hodge goes Hawaii, 27 Jun 2009
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This is a clever and funny tale of a socially awkward, disenchanted theologian on a mercy visit to his dying aunt in far off Hawaii. Funds being short,the most economical way of getting there is with his old dad on a package deal and herein lies a lot of the humour as we meet the very typical fellow package holiday travelers. We can easily recognise them all: The constant complainers, the loud mouth boasters, the merry drinkers etc. etc. The descriptions are so very apt and highly amusing.

There is also a more serious aspect with inter family, strained relationships and Bernard, the main character's, struggle with his beliefs and fear of physical contact with women and how to resolve them.

I have found some of Mr.Lodge's pontificating on the Catholic church's teachings hard going in some of his other work e.g. How Far Can You Go and here he again touches on this , but it is a much lighter touch. All in all this is an uplifting happy experience as the story unfolds.

By the way David Lodge is not about to win any laurels from the Hawaii tourist board!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Funny, moving and sensitive study of a grown man growing up., 22 Mar 2001
Bernard Walsh missed out on his childhood and adolescence because he was destined to become a Catholic Priest - a vocation he could not fulfill. The reader shares Bernard's voyage of discovery, which David Lodge describes with humour, great warmth and human insight. I felt privileged to feel his pain, empathise with his self-doubt, join in with his joy and wonder about his future.
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