Man in the Window, the - Hardcover

Cohen, Jon

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0446515345 ISBN 13: 9780446515344

Publisher: Little, Brown & Company, 1992

Synopsis

From the highly acclaimed author of Max Lakeman and the Beautiful Stranger comes a poignant, darkly comic love story of sorts--an irresistible tale of loneliness and the overwhelming need for acceptance and love.

About this title

About the Author

Jon Cohen, a former critical care nurse, wrote his first novel between hospital shifts and raising two children. After receiving a creative writing grant from the National Endowment for the Arts, he turned to writing full time. His two novels, both critically acclaimed, are The Man in the Window and Max Lakeman and the Beautiful Stranger. Setting his sights on Hollywood, he purchased a “how-to” book on screenwriting. He has since written numerous screenplays for Fox, Warner Bros., and Sony, and he is the cowriter of Minority Report, directed by Steven Spielberg. Jon lives with his wife outside of Philadelphia and is currently working on a new novel.

Nancy Pearl is a librarian and lifelong reader. She regularly comments on books on National Public Radio’s Morning Edition. Her books include 2003’s Book Lust: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment and Reason, 2005’s More Book Lust: 1,000 New Reading Recommendations for Every Mood, Moment and Reason; Book Crush: For Kids and Teens: Recommended Reading for Every Mood, Moment, and Interest, published in 2007, and 2010’s Book Lust To Go: Recommended Reading for Travelers, Vagabonds, and Dreamers. Among her many awards and honors are the 2011 Librarian of the Year Award from Library Journal; the 2011 Lifetime Achievement Award from the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association; the 2010 Margaret E. Monroe Award from the Reference and Users Services Association of the American Library Association; and the 2004 Women's National Book Association Award, given to "a living American woman who ...has done meritorious work in the world of books beyond the duties or responsibilities of her profession or occupation."

Synopsis

Disfigured since he was sixteen, Louis has spent years in the confines of his mother's home until he accidently meets Iris, a tough, efficient nurse, cursed since birth with a repulsive appearance.

Edition details

• Publisher: Little, Brown & Company
• Publication date: 1992
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0446515345
• ISBN 13: 9780446515344
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 245