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Happy All the Time

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A modern classic first published in 1978 that is as much a sophisticated romantic comedy about the love between two partners as it is a novel about the powerful bonds shared by family members, friends, colleagues and confidants."A funny, loving, celebratory book in which everything is perfect." —The Boston GlobeGuido and Vincent, best friends (and third cousins), aren’t expecting to fall head-over ... Read more

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A modern classic first published in 1978 that is as much a sophisticated romantic comedy about the love between two partners as it is a novel about the powerful bonds shared by family members, friends, colleagues and confidants."A funny, loving, celebratory book in which everything is perfect." —The Boston GlobeGuido and Vincent, best friends (and third cousins), aren’t expecting to fall head-over
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A Big Storm Knocked It Over

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From a beloved author, "a love story for anyone who tends to overthink things, a comic novel about trying to find a place in the world."*In her fifth and final novel, acclaimed author Laurie Colwin explores marriage and friendship, motherhood and careers, as experienced by a cast of delightfully idiosyncratic Manhattanites. At once a hilarious social commentary and an insightful, sophisticated ... Read more

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From a beloved author, "a love story for anyone who tends to overthink things, a comic novel about trying to find a place in the world."*In her fifth and final novel, acclaimed author Laurie Colwin explores marriage and friendship, motherhood and careers, as experienced by a cast of delightfully idiosyncratic Manhattanites. At once a hilarious social commentary and an insightful, sophisticated
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Home Cooking

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Weaving together memories, recipes, and wild tales of years spent in the kitchen, the acclaimed author of Happy All the Time delivers a beloved cookbook manifesto on the joys of sharing food and entertaining. • With a foreword by Ruth Reichl.“As much memoir as cookbook and as much about eating as cooking.” —The New York Times Book ReviewFrom the humble hotplate of her one-room apartment to the ... Read more

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Weaving together memories, recipes, and wild tales of years spent in the kitchen, the acclaimed author of Happy All the Time delivers a beloved cookbook manifesto on the joys of sharing food and entertaining. • With a foreword by Ruth Reichl.“As much memoir as cookbook and as much about eating as cooking.” —The New York Times Book ReviewFrom the humble hotplate of her one-room apartment to the
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Family Happiness

by Laurie Colwin ...

**From the acclaimed author of Home Cooking comes a heartfelt novel about a midlife crisis and a woman tired of being taken for granted—and a reminder that family, like happiness, can take many forms."Sheer perfection." —Elin Hilderbrand**To the rest of the world, Polly Solo-Miller Demarest lives acharmed life. She has a beautiful home, a dashing lawyer husband, and two delightful children. But ... Read more

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**From the acclaimed author of Home Cooking comes a heartfelt novel about a midlife crisis and a woman tired of being taken for granted—and a reminder that family, like happiness, can take many forms."Sheer perfection." —Elin Hilderbrand**To the rest of the world, Polly Solo-Miller Demarest lives acharmed life. She has a beautiful home, a dashing lawyer husband, and two delightful children. But
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Shine On, Bright and Dangerous Object

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"Seriously good. . . . Deep and rich." — Los Angeles TimesFrom the critically acclaimed author of Happy All the Time and Home Cooking, a insightful and witty tale of a woman struggling to overcome her grief and find her futureWhen Sam Bax, a charming daredevil of a Boston lawyer, sails his boat into a storm off the coast of Maine, Elizabeth "Olly" Bax, his wife, is widowed at twenty-seven. With no ... Read more

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"Seriously good. . . . Deep and rich." — Los Angeles TimesFrom the critically acclaimed author of Happy All the Time and Home Cooking, a insightful and witty tale of a woman struggling to overcome her grief and find her futureWhen Sam Bax, a charming daredevil of a Boston lawyer, sails his boat into a storm off the coast of Maine, Elizabeth "Olly" Bax, his wife, is widowed at twenty-seven. With no
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A Writer Returns to the Kitchen

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The food writer's award–winning second collection of Gourmet magazine columns, featuring recipes, advice & personal anecdotes from the kitchen and beyond.Lucky readers in the 1970s and '80s discovered Laurie Colwin's urbane, witty fiction in The New Yorker, as well as her warm, engaging food writing in Gourmet magazine columns.More Home Cooking, the second collection of these columns, is an ... Read more

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The food writer's award–winning second collection of Gourmet magazine columns, featuring recipes, advice & personal anecdotes from the kitchen and beyond.Lucky readers in the 1970s and '80s discovered Laurie Colwin's urbane, witty fiction in The New Yorker, as well as her warm, engaging food writing in Gourmet magazine columns.More Home Cooking, the second collection of these columns, is an
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The Lone Pilgrim

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A dazzling collection of stories that masterfully weaves together tales of love and desire in all its forms, exploring the universal complications of the heart—and the mysteries of being fully human in the world. • “Colwin’s book is itself a love affair.” —The New York TimesIn these thirteen stories, a book illustrator is enamored with her publisher, as she pines for her previous lover; a ... Read more

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A dazzling collection of stories that masterfully weaves together tales of love and desire in all its forms, exploring the universal complications of the heart—and the mysteries of being fully human in the world. • “Colwin’s book is itself a love affair.” —The New York TimesIn these thirteen stories, a book illustrator is enamored with her publisher, as she pines for her previous lover; a
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Passion and Affect

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“Laurie Colwin was the best kind of master: human and humorous, full of wisdom and love.” —Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling author of All Adults HereIn these fourteen tales, Laurie Colwin explores love and marriage, friendship and loyalty, and obligation and desire with the compassion and wit that earned her the devotion of legions of readers.When Passion and Affect was first published in ... Read more

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“Laurie Colwin was the best kind of master: human and humorous, full of wisdom and love.” —Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling author of All Adults HereIn these fourteen tales, Laurie Colwin explores love and marriage, friendship and loyalty, and obligation and desire with the compassion and wit that earned her the devotion of legions of readers.When Passion and Affect was first published in
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Another Marvelous Thing

by Laurie Colwin ...

The acclaimed author of Happy All the Time charts the story of a whirlwind love affair of two people who are happily married (just not to each other)—**from its fabulous inception to its inevitable end."Virtually flawless. . . . A tour de force."** —Los Angeles TimesBilly and Francis couldn’t be more different, at least when it comes to age and disposition, but that doesn’t prevent them from ... Read more

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The acclaimed author of Happy All the Time charts the story of a whirlwind love affair of two people who are happily married (just not to each other)—**from its fabulous inception to its inevitable end."Virtually flawless. . . . A tour de force."** —Los Angeles TimesBilly and Francis couldn’t be more different, at least when it comes to age and disposition, but that doesn’t prevent them from
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Falling In Love

by Rick Bass, Padgett Powell, E. Nesbit, Edna O'Brien, Laurie Colwin, Maile Meloy ...

Narrated by Ted Marcoux, Christina Pickles, Fionnula Flanagan, Hope Davis, Jane Curtin, William Hurt ...

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Romance is in the air, tempting the imagination. Stirring tales of love, longing and desire. A great gift for your loved ones.Rick Bass's "Fires"performed by Ted MarcouxIn the Rockies, a woman sets fire to a parched field to take the plunge into the pool of love.Padgett Powell's "The Winnowing of Mrs. Schuping"performed by Christina PicklesAn eccentric southern dame cleans up her act and finds ... Read more

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Romance is in the air, tempting the imagination. Stirring tales of love, longing and desire. A great gift for your loved ones.Rick Bass's "Fires"performed by Ted MarcouxIn the Rockies, a woman sets fire to a parched field to take the plunge into the pool of love.Padgett Powell's "The Winnowing of Mrs. Schuping"performed by Christina PicklesAn eccentric southern dame cleans up her act and finds
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The Achieve of, the Mastery of the Thing

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by Laurie Colwin ...

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In this short story from Laurie Colwin’s The Lone Pilgrim, the perpetually stoned young wife of a popular college professor struggles to tell her husband that she’s been high since the day they met. Juggling her housewifish duties with her daily hours spent with her close friend and dealer, she does her best not to rock the boat too hard. Told with Colwin’s unique humor and incisive ... Read more

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In this short story from Laurie Colwin’s The Lone Pilgrim, the perpetually stoned young wife of a popular college professor struggles to tell her husband that she’s been high since the day they met. Juggling her housewifish duties with her daily hours spent with her close friend and dealer, she does her best not to rock the boat too hard. Told with Colwin’s unique humor and incisive
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Goodbye Without Leaving

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by Laurie Colwin ...

Narrated by Renata Friedman ...

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One of the most beloved novels from the critically acclaimed novelist Laurie Colwin, Goodbye Without Leaving explores a woman’s attempts to reconcile her rock-and-roll past with her significantly more sedate family life as a wife and mother.As a bored graduate student, Geraldine Colshares is plucked from her too-tame existence when she is invited to tour as the only white backup singer for Vernon ... Read more

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One of the most beloved novels from the critically acclaimed novelist Laurie Colwin, Goodbye Without Leaving explores a woman’s attempts to reconcile her rock-and-roll past with her significantly more sedate family life as a wife and mother.As a bored graduate student, Geraldine Colshares is plucked from her too-tame existence when she is invited to tour as the only white backup singer for Vernon
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