Another Marvellous Thing by Laurie Colwin
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Josephine “Billy” Delielle and Francis Clemens are happily married—just not to each other. Another Marvelous Thing is the story of their affair, from its fabulous inception to its inevitable end.
Billy and Francis couldn’t be more different, at least when it comes to age and disposition, but that doesn’t prevent them from falling in love and settling into the easy rhythms of romance—phone calls every morning, rendezvous every weekday afternoon, the odd out-of-town escape—despite both still being very partial to their spouses. In interconnected stories, Laurie Colwin deftly reveals each character’s point of view and examines, in razor-sharp detail, the “marvelous” and messy glory of modern love and the curious desires of the heart.
This whirlwind romance, perfectly captured in Colwinesque frank and funny style, is firm proof that oppositesreally do attract.
REVIEWS
“Virtually flawless. . . .A tour de force.” —Los Angeles Times
“These should be read one at a time, perhaps just before bed as a respite from an especially trying day.” —The New York Times
“Colwin is a bard of burgeoning adulthood.” —Rachel Syme, The New Yorker
“If anyone wrote eloquently and magnificently about affairs of the heart, it was Laurie Colwin." —San Francisco Chronicle
"Colwin is ingenious, comedic, and spirited.” —The Boston Globe
“A witty, literate and intelligent entertainment, a commodity not so easily come by these days.” —The New York Times
“Colwin wrings magic from ordinary lives.” —Entertainment Weekly
PRODUCT DETAILS
Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 978-0593313558
Pages: 144
Billy and Francis couldn’t be more different, at least when it comes to age and disposition, but that doesn’t prevent them from falling in love and settling into the easy rhythms of romance—phone calls every morning, rendezvous every weekday afternoon, the odd out-of-town escape—despite both still being very partial to their spouses. In interconnected stories, Laurie Colwin deftly reveals each character’s point of view and examines, in razor-sharp detail, the “marvelous” and messy glory of modern love and the curious desires of the heart.
This whirlwind romance, perfectly captured in Colwinesque frank and funny style, is firm proof that oppositesreally do attract.
REVIEWS
“Virtually flawless. . . .A tour de force.” —Los Angeles Times
“These should be read one at a time, perhaps just before bed as a respite from an especially trying day.” —The New York Times
“Colwin is a bard of burgeoning adulthood.” —Rachel Syme, The New Yorker
“If anyone wrote eloquently and magnificently about affairs of the heart, it was Laurie Colwin." —San Francisco Chronicle
"Colwin is ingenious, comedic, and spirited.” —The Boston Globe
“A witty, literate and intelligent entertainment, a commodity not so easily come by these days.” —The New York Times
“Colwin wrings magic from ordinary lives.” —Entertainment Weekly
PRODUCT DETAILS
Paperback
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 978-0593313558
Pages: 144