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Another Marvelous Thing

W&N Essentials (Related to this series)

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What to expect

'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 décor), 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

Critics Review

Laurie Colwin is such a wise, witty and simply enchanting novelist
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
If anyone wrote eloquently and magnificently about affairs of the heart, it was Laurie Colwin
San Francisco Chronicle
Author Laurie Colwin
Narrator Jennifer Woodward, Matthew Hendrickson
Series W&N Essentials
Duration 4 hours and 37 minutes
Release Date
ISBN 9781399632850
Format Audiobook
Publisher Orion
Genre Fiction: general and literary
Availability AU, GB, IE

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