
Another Marvelous Thing
Laurie Colwin(Author)
Weidenfeld & Nicolson (Publisher)
Published on 14. November 2024
Book
Paperback/Softback
160 pages
978-1-4746-1599-0 (ISBN)
Description
'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 likes routine and a well-run household; he likes to pay for dinner, open car doors and call Billy at night to make sure she is safe.
Both are happily married - but not to each other.
So begins a whirlwind love affair, perfectly captured in this frank, funny irresistible novel, from its fabulous inception to its inevitable end.
A W&N Essential with an introduction by Caroline O'Donoghue
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 likes routine and a well-run household; he likes to pay for dinner, open car doors and call Billy at night to make sure she is safe.
Both are happily married - but not to each other.
So begins a whirlwind love affair, perfectly captured in this frank, funny irresistible novel, from its fabulous inception to its inevitable end.
A W&N Essential with an introduction by Caroline O'Donoghue
Reviews / Votes
Laurie Colwin is such a wise, witty and simply enchanting novelist -- Nigella Lawson These 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 Straub If anyone wrote eloquently and magnificently about affairs of the heart, it was Laurie Colwin * San Francisco Chronicle *More details
Series
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Orion Publishing Co
Product notice
Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 193 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 14 mm
Weight
154 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4746-1599-0 (9781474615990)
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Another Marvelous Thing
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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.