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Bezig met laden... Passion and Affect (1974)door Laurie Colwin
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. The need for a crazy kind of faith runs like a current through the works of Laurie Colwin and the stories in this collection are no exception. These 14 stories, mostly set in Manhattan and its environs, portray characters negotiating the difficult shoals of love with varying degrees of success. Included are two stories which are the early version of what became Colwin's novel Happy all the time. ( ) geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
Within these fourteen hilarious and insightful tales of urban life, you'll meet: Raiford Phelps, an ornithologist who discovers new patterns of animal behavior when he meets Mary Leibnitz.Benno Morna, a temporary bachelor, free to indulge in TV, junk food, and Greenie Frenzel when his wholesome wife is out of town.Vincent Cadworthy and Guido Morris, whose elegant friendship is suddenly disrupted by Misty Berkowitz. Elizabeth Bayard, whose passion for order and civility does constant battle with her unruly loves.They are buffeted by the pressures of their jobs, imposed upon by their families and their surroundings, and remain ever hopeful of making sense of their lives. With compassion and biting wit, Laurie Colwin has created a new sort of comedy of manners. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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