When a painfully shy Englishman lands at a rustic Georgia lodge, his fear of small talk inspires a harmless fib: he doesn’t speak English! But as locals pour out secrets, Charlie becomes the perfect confidant—and whispers of a secret society stir old resentments beneath the lodge’s pastoral calm. As laughter turns to high stakes, Charlie must summon unexpected courage—and maybe foil a sinister plot.
Larry Shue’s The Foreigner proves how easily secrets and prejudices can tip a friendly gathering into something far more dangerous. When overheard asides set off chaos, Charlie’s accidental silence becomes a mirror: what might we learn if we actually listened? In the spirit of screwball mayhem meets rustic intrigue, each new confession detonates laugh‑out‑loud chaos. Quiet no more—Charlie’s about to speak volumes.
“I laughed start to finish at one comic surprise after another.” — The New Yorker
“…a constant invitation to relax and laugh at the foolishness of life…” — Village Voice
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