Topper by Thorne Smith - 9789357317184

TopperAuthor(s): Thorne Smith\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Hachette Book Publishing India Pvt Ltd, India\nImprint: Hachette Book Publishing India Pvt Ltd\nISBN-13: 9789357317184, 978-9357317184\nSynopsis\nTopper (aka The Jovial Ghosts) is Thorne Smith's most famous work about a law-abiding, respectable banker called Cosmo Topper, married to his rather staid wife Mary. It all begins when he decides to buy a second-hand car, only to find that the car is haunted by the ghosts of its previous ownersthe reckless, feckless, frivolous couple who met their untimely demise when the car careened into an oak tree. Marion and George Kerby make it their mission to rescue Topper from the drab \""summer of suburban Sundays\"" that is his life and take him into a series of madcap adventures. He is attracted to Marion, who at one point tries to kill him so that they can always be together.\n\nFull of urbane wit and sophisticated repartee, Topper is a hilarious, ribald comedy that was made into a 1937.