| Way Men ACT (Original) Original Edition Contributor(s): Lipman, Elinor (Author) |
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ISBN: 0671748416 ISBN-13: 9780671748418 Publisher: Atria Books OUR PRICE: $18.99 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 1993 Annotation: The author who has singlehandedly revived the art of screwball comedy is back with a delightful novel about living in the '90s. Set in Harrow, Massachussetts, where "quality of life" is measured in cappucino machines, poetry readings and bike paths, The Way Men Act is about friendship, snobbery, and getting lucky in love after giving up hope. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Women - Fiction | Friendship |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.82" H x 5.29" W x 8.18" (0.62 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1990's - Cultural Region - New England |
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| Publisher Description: Melinda LeBlanc, at 30, makes an untriumphant return to Harrow, Massachusetts, her recently gentrified hometown. She's unmarried, romanced out, designing wedding bouquets for old classmates who hadn't known a fraction of her early popularity. So why is she alone--not counting the occasional horizontal encounter--while these dull brides have found men and happiness? Libby Getchel, who designs strange dresses in the shop next door, and Dennis Vaughan, a native son who owns the hip Brookhoppers, a fly fisherman's paradise, provide friendship in mutating forms. The Way Men Act explores age-old quandary: Can you every truly go home again? Find out in this "wise and charming novel" (Cosmopolitan). |
Contributor Bio(s): Lipman, Elinor: - Elinor Lipman started writing fiction by night while working at a teachers' magazine by day. Her first book, Into Love and Out Again, was published in 1987; its centerpiece was seven connected stories, novella-length, which gave her the courage to try a novel. Then She Found Me came out in 1990 (eighteen years later it was adapted into a feature film), followed by The Way Men Act, Isabel's Bed, The Inn at Lake Devine, The Ladies' Man, The Dearly Departed, The Pursuit of Alice Thrift, My Latest Grievance, and most recently, The Family Man. Her honors include the New England Book Award and the Poetry Center's Fiction Prize. She divides her time between leafy western Massachusetts and New York City. Visit ElinorLipman.com to find out more. |