No Early Birds

by Edward O. Phillips

Three women who have known each other since youth discover, over the course of preparations for a massive garage sale, that their ties include more baggage and secrets than any of them ever imagined.

Genres: Fiction

161 pages, Paperback

First published August 31, 1998

About the author

Edward Oppenshaw Phillips was a Canadian who lived most of his life in Westmount, Quebec. He earned a law degree from the Université de Montréal in 1956, but decided against legal practice. He subsequently graduated from Harvard University with a Master's Degree in Teaching, and later earned a second Master's Degree in English Literature from Boston University.

His first novel, Sunday's Child, was published in 1981. Best known for his novel series featuring Geoffry Chadwick, corporate lawyer, reluctant hero and wry social commentator, Phillips won the Arthur Ellis Award for his novel Buried on Sunday.

Series:
* Geoffrey Chadwick

Reviews

[Karin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not a lot of plot. The whole book takes place the weekend of a garage sale. The 3 women learned more about each other than they wanted to know. The book ended just when something interesting was happening.

[Elizabeth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Once again an excellent read by Edward O. Phillips. This borders on chick-lit but insightfully written by a man. The frightening thing is that the whole story centres around a garage sale. This is what I find truly fascinating: he managed to work in adultery, a bastard child, the power of friendship and ageing with grace all within the setting of a garage sale. Can't beat that.