Another Marvelous Thing
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- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
24 February 2025
Summary
Another Marvelous Thing: A Novel
‘Warm, wise, witty, and just plain fun’ Maggie Shipstead
At a perfectly ordinary cocktail party, Francis is introduced to Billy and - although it slips right by him at the time - he falls in love with her at once.
Billy is a serious, often glum person. An economic historian, she is indifferent to a great many things (clothes, food, home decor), frowns easily and is frequently irritated.
Francis is older. He li…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781474615990 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1474615996 |
| Series: | W&N Essentials |
| Author: | Laurie Colwin |
| Publisher: | Orion Publishing Co |
| Imprint: | Weidenfeld & Nicolson |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 24 February 2025 |
| Weight: | 155g |
| Dimensions: | 194mm x 128mm x 14mm |
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Laurie Colwin is such a wise, witty and simply enchanting novelist – Nigella LawsonThese should be read one at a time, perhaps just before bed as a respite from an especially trying day * New York Times *Virtually flawless … A tour de force * Los Angeles Times *Whether or not their love goes on is unimportant. The joy is in the intimacy, the utter weirdness and intensity of their connection * Lit Hub *An infallible recipe for happiness: read as much Laurie Colwin as you can – Emma StraubIf anyone wrote eloquently and magnificently about affairs of the heart, it was Laurie Colwin * San Francisco Chronicle *
About The Author
Laurie Colwin
Laurie Colwin is the author of five novels - HAPPY ALL THE TIME, FAMILY HAPPINESS, GOODBYE WITHOUT LEAVING, A BIG STORM KNOCKED IT OVER and SHINE ON, BRIGHT AND DANGEROUS OBJECT - three collections of short stories - PASSION AND AFFECT, THE LONE PILGRIM and ANOTHER MARVELLOUS THING - and two collections of essays, HOME COOKING and MORE HOME COOKING. Laurie Colwin died in 1992.
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