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The Ladies' Man
The Ladies' Man | Elinor Lipman
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From the bestselling author of The Inn at Lake Devine ("Rivals her own best work for its understanding of the way smart, opinionated people stumble toward happiness"--Glamour) and Isabel's Bed ("It's Fannie Farmer for the soul . . . delivered in a delicious style that is both funny and elegant"--USA Today) comes a darkly romantic comedy of manners that confirms Elinor Lipman's appointment to the Jane Austen chair in modern American sensibility. Thirty unmarried years have passed since the barely suitable Harvey Nash failed to show up at a grand Boston hotel for his own engagement party. Today, the near-bride, Adele Dobbin, and her two sisters, Lois and Kathleen, blame Harvey for what unkind relatives call their spinsterhood, and what potential beaus might characterize as a leery, united front. The doorbell rings one cold April night. Harvey Nash, older, filled with regrets (sort of), more charming and arousable than ever, just in from the Coast, where he's reinvented himself as Nash Harvey, jingle composer and chronic bachelor, has returned to the scene of his first romantic crime. Despite the sisters' scars and grudges, despite his platinum tongue and roving eye, this old flame becomes an improbable catalyst for the untried and the long overdue. The refined and level-headed Adele finds herself flirting with her boss--on public television. Entrepreneurial Kathleen is suddenly drinking cappuccino with Lorenz, the handsome doorman at the luxury high-rise where she owns a lingerie boutique. And Lois, the only sister to have embarked on the road to matrimony and, subsequently, divorce, revives her long-cherished notion that Harvey abandoned Adele rather than indulge his preference for another Dobbin. Both comic and compassionate, The Ladies' Man has all of Lipman's trademark wit, wattage, and social mischief--with an extra bite. From the Hardcover edition.
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One of my first (300 character 😉) Litsy reviews was of this old favorite book that I swear I coincidentally just finished rereading on my kindle. I saw my old review and had to make this graphic! 🥳🥳🎉🎉📚📚 #litsyOG

And seriously, thanks to all of you who have pushed me to read more, read more broadly, introduced me to more authors, and most importantly become my friends! 💖💖

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Ladies' Man | Elinor Lipman
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A few of my #autobuyauthors: Elinor Lipman, Rainbow Rowell, and Liane Moriarty! #marchintoreading 😎👍🏻

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5🌟 It was 2002 when I randomly chose this book, and I think I've read it about 8 times since then. Even when I wasn't reading much else, I was reading her books. Sometimes you just connect with an author, and she's my soul author. I recommend any book except Isabel's Bed. I hated that one. 😉

Beckys_Books Is this a series? 8y
Megabooks No @Beckys_Books they're all separate books from the same author. I was just trying to be creative lol! 😜 This is why I don't bookstgram. 8y
susanw I really like her too! Inn at Lake Devine was my first, therefore my fave! 8y
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LauraJ Great cover 8y
Megabooks Yay @susanw ! I'm glad someone else is a Lipman fan. 8y
mcctrish The Family Man by Elinor Lipman has been on my #TBR forever 8y
thelibraryofmars I think I like the concept of a soul author... 8y
BibliophileBytheSea I 💕💕Lipman. The Inn at Lake Devine was my first and finest read by her- I e read them all😍 8y
Megabooks @BibliophileBytheSea yay! That is my second favorite of hers. I just read her essay collection a couple of months ago and loved her non-fiction, too. ❤️💚💛💙💜 8y
SusanInTiburon I've read all her books (including the essay collection) and loved them all - even Isabel's Bed! 😄 She is so generous toward her characters, and she does more with dialogue than anyone else I can think of. Thanks for posting about her! 8y
Megabooks @Susanintiburon Oh, it's so great to find another fan!!!! I loved her essay collection, too. I get her newer books on Kindle. I still read the old favorites, too, though. 😃 8y
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