in Her Newest Well-tuned, Witty, And Altogether Wonderful Novel, Bestselling Author Elinor Lipman Dares To Ask: Can An Upper-middle-class Doctor Find Love With A Shady, Fast-talking Salesman?
meet Alice Thrift, Surgical Intern In A Boston Hospital, High Of I.q. But Low In Social Graces. She Doesn’t Mean To Be Acerbic, Clinical, Or Blunt, But Where Was She The Day They Taught Bedside Manner 101? Into Alice’s Workaholic And Wallflower Life Comes Ray Russo, A Slick Traveling Fudge Salesman In Search Of A Nose Job And Well-heeled Companionship, But Not Necessarily In That Order. Is He A Conman Or A Sincere Suitor? Good Guy Or Bad? Alice’s Parents, Roommate, And Best Friend Sylvie Are Appalled At Her Choice Of Mate. Despite Her Doubts, Alice Finds Herself Walking Down The Aisle, Not So Much Won Over As Worn Down. Will Their Marriage Last The Honeymoon? Only If Alice’s Best Instincts Can Triumph Over Ray’s Unsavory Ways.
ny Times Sunday Book Review
the Great Accomplishment Of the Pursuit Of Alice Thrift Is Lipman's Ability To Chart The Course Of This Mismatch In An Utterly Persuasive Way, And This In Turn Relies On Alice's Justification Of Her Involvement With A Guy Who Becomes Creepier And Creepier With Each Passing Chapter. It's Not Love That Possesses Alice (conveying A Mad Attraction Of Opposites Would Be A Far Simpler Task) But Loneliness, The Desire To Feel Normal, To Feel As If She Has A Life -- Which Turns Out Not To Mean What Dr. Alice Thrift, Despite Her Tremendous I.q., Once Thought It Did. karen Karbo
Categories:
- Literature & Fiction
- Genre Fiction
- Family Life
- General
- Family Life
- Genre Fiction
Publisher : Vintage
Author : Lipman, Elinor
Language : English
Edition : Reprint
Published :2004-04-13
Number Of Pages : 304
Binding : Paperback
ISBN-10 : 0375724591
ISBN-13 : 9780375724596
Item weight : 0.5 lb
Dimensions : 0.9 in x 5.2 in x 8 in
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