With all the weight, privilege, and arrogance of her old, old American Jewish family bearing down on her, Polly Demarest finds herself in an adulterous affair that gives an unexpected balance to her life
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"Consistently amusing and ultimately surprising."-- "Newsweek"If anyone wrote eloquently and magnificently about affairs of the heart, it was Laurie Colwin."-- "San Francisco Chronicle
Laurie Colwin is the author of five novels: Happy All the Time; Family Happiness; Goodbye Without Leaving; Shine On, Bright and Dangerous Object; and A Big Storm Knocked It Over; three collections of short stories: Passion and Affect, Another Marvelous Thing, and The Lone Pilgrim; and two collections of essays: Home Cooking and More Home Cooking. She died in 1992.
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Seller: Gulf Coast Books, Cypress, TX, U.S.A.
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Seller: Better World Books: West, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
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Seller: The Book Abyss, St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Soft cover. Condition: Good. Please see any and all photos connected with this listing. A bit scuffed but all pages intact and legible. Good reading copy. Clean. Store Stamped. --- --- Polly is a happy wife and mother from a remarkable strong and attractive family -- until one day she finds herself entangled in a completely unexpected, sweet, yet painful, love affair with a painter named Lincoln Bennett. All of Polly's beliefs about herself explode, uprooting what had seemed to be a settled -- and everlasting -- idea of family happiness. . .See photos for additional content. . . Seller Inventory # 42663