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Suds #5
Tooner Schooner
On a trip to the waterfront, Mrs. Feeley, Mrs. Rasmussen, and Miss Tinkham befriend the kindhearted, if somewhat gruff, Captain Dowdy. When he takes them up on their invitation for dinner that evening, he brings the bad news that his crew has been locked up and he's clueless about what to do for his big charter the following day. Of course Mrs. Feeley and friends can't leave him in need. But little do they know they're sailing into a tangled web of romance and conspiracy full of scheming villains and even a princess!
Mary Lasswell's fifth book of exploits to feature Mrs. Feeley and company is brimming with fun, adventure, and an inspirational passion for life. This feel-good book is bound to make some waves, so be sure to read it schooner rather than later.
Mary Lasswell's fifth book of exploits to feature Mrs. Feeley and company is brimming with fun, adventure, and an inspirational passion for life. This feel-good book is bound to make some waves, so be sure to read it schooner rather than later.
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First published June 1, 1953
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About the author
Mary Lasswell
24 books8 followersAmerican author of humorous novels about life in Southern California, Texas, Mexico, and Newark, New Jersey under the name Mary Lasswell. She was born in Scotland to American parents and grew up in Brownsville, Texas.
Her first book, Suds in Your Eye (1942), published by Houghton Mifflin, was described as "a crazy, funny story" about three impoverished but high-spirited and beer-loving elderly women. It was adapted into a Broadway Play by Jack Kirkland in 1944.
Laswell followed with five other books about the same three women, Mrs. Feeley, Mrs. Rasmussen, and Miss Tinkham, plus their handyman, only known as "Old-Timer". These included High Time (1944), One on the House (1949), Wait for the Wagon (1951), Tooner Schooner (1953), and Let's Go for Broke (1962), all with illustrations by famed New Yorker artist George Price. Their home base for most of the series was called "Noah's Ark", and was a junkyard in San Diego, but the third and fourth books were set during travels. These books consistently featured certain themes: the main characters faced financial disaster, were usually forced to take innovative measures to ensure a homeplace, rescued other people with problems, and acted as matchmakers.
Lasswell was also an editorial writer for the Houston Chronicle in the 1960's.
She was married to Dr. Dudley Winn Smith, a surgeon.
She died at the Solvang Lutheran Home in Solvang, California of Alzheimer's disease.
Her first book, Suds in Your Eye (1942), published by Houghton Mifflin, was described as "a crazy, funny story" about three impoverished but high-spirited and beer-loving elderly women. It was adapted into a Broadway Play by Jack Kirkland in 1944.
Laswell followed with five other books about the same three women, Mrs. Feeley, Mrs. Rasmussen, and Miss Tinkham, plus their handyman, only known as "Old-Timer". These included High Time (1944), One on the House (1949), Wait for the Wagon (1951), Tooner Schooner (1953), and Let's Go for Broke (1962), all with illustrations by famed New Yorker artist George Price. Their home base for most of the series was called "Noah's Ark", and was a junkyard in San Diego, but the third and fourth books were set during travels. These books consistently featured certain themes: the main characters faced financial disaster, were usually forced to take innovative measures to ensure a homeplace, rescued other people with problems, and acted as matchmakers.
Lasswell was also an editorial writer for the Houston Chronicle in the 1960's.
She was married to Dr. Dudley Winn Smith, a surgeon.
She died at the Solvang Lutheran Home in Solvang, California of Alzheimer's disease.
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October 11, 2020
2020 bk 345. Yo Ho Ho and a bottle of... beer. the trio from Noah's Ark is at it again. Even though the Ark burned down, the guys of the club bought used city buses and helped convert them to living units, enough for our trio, each of the three original social club members, and 2 to rent out. Life is better now, enough the the group goes out for an evening. At Velma's tropical club they meet Tooner Schooner, a yacht for hire captain with woman and ship troubles of his own. The group, with the addition of Velma, sets to, working to crew his ship, get him a divorce, and set him on the path to love. The image of Mrs. Freely and the helicopter in one that will stay with the reader for a long, long time. Much fun!
May 28, 2021
Hilarious Comedy Rooted of Love & Friends
Oh man, it's like the Keystone Cops helping the Gilligan's Island captain. Great hijinks, unrequited love, and the best food on earth. Fun read for all.
Oh man, it's like the Keystone Cops helping the Gilligan's Island captain. Great hijinks, unrequited love, and the best food on earth. Fun read for all.
March 7, 2015
I love these books by Mary Laswell. Mrs. Feeley, Mrs. Rasmussen and Ms Tinkham are tough old broads to take life on their own terms.
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