Elinor Lipman

Every Tom, Dick & Harry (eBook, ePUB)

the 15th whip-smart romcom from the Thurber Prize-shortlisted author of Ms Demeanor

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

'I love Elinor Lipman's wit and lightness of touch' - Marian Keyes 'The perennially mood-lifting Lipman is equally revered for her lovable characters, spitfire wit and happily-ever-after romantic escapades' - Booklist Running her parents' estate-sale business in a small Massachusetts town is not the high-flying career that 32-year-old Emma Lewis imagined for herself. But her parents make an offer she can't refuse when they move to the coast and invite her to take over their home as well as the family firm. Their only condition is that she take a lodger, in the shape of her former maths teacher Frank, a widower in his early sixties whose unfaithful wife was recently struck by lightning. Reluctant at first, Emma discovers in him the ideal housemate: considerate, helpful and a romantic ally as they each start dating different generations of the same family. Frank also helps her out with the business, but they realise they may be out of their depth when Emma wins the contract to empty a noted local mansion, only to discover it operated for years as a high-end bordello. Will her sale of the contents reveal the secrets of half the town? This charming, laugh-out-loud tale of love and licentiousness behind a respectable façade is another pitch-perfect romantic comedy from the author of Ms. Demeanor.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Lightning
• Seitenzahl: 320
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Juli 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781785634581
• Artikelnr.: 74494737

Autorenporträt

Elinor Lipman is the author of sixteen novels, including Good Riddance, On Turpentine Lane, Rachel to the Rescue and Ms. Demeanor, which was a finalist for the 2023 Thurber Prize for American Humor. Her debut, Then She Found Me, was adapted into a film directed by and starring Helen Hunt, with Bette Midler, Colin Firth and Matthew Broderick. She won the New England Book Award in 2001, and her novel My Latest Grievance won the Paterson Fiction Prize. She divides her time between Manhattan and the Hudson Valley.

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"In the delightfully reassuring rom-com tradition of Nora Ephron, the perennially mood-lifting Lipman is equally revered for her lovable characters, spitfire wit, and happily-ever-after romantic escapades." - Booklist

"Elinor Lipman has been creating a singularly delightful and instantly recognizable literary universe. Lipmanland is a world adjacent to our own except the people there are more charming, the conversations are wittier, and love always prevails. Every Tom, Dick & Harry, weaves together estate sales, good and bad cops, and smalltown houses of ill-repute with effortless glee. Add sparkling dialogue, an improbably hilarious funeral, and one of the author's most endearing love stories and you have the Lipman Literary Landscape at its irresistible best. When events are too much to handle in the real world, there are few better breaks than entering this one. Passport optional." - Stephen McCauley, author of My Ex-Life and You Only Call When You're in Trouble.

"Elinor Lipman's new novel is all comfort and joy... Every Tom, Dick & Harry is not a rom-com packed with LOL moments; instead, it's a master class in writing about small-town life without tropes or judgment. You want to hang out with Lipman's characters. Not just one of them, but all of them. They're quirky, they're unexpected and they remind you that life is good in a small town even when it's not, because people care about you - even if they taught you algebra."
- Washington Post

"Quirky and fun, with bawdy wit." - People

"Enter a delightful small town of the kind only Elinor Lipman can deliver." - BookBub, "Most Anticipated"

"Lipman's fans and newcomers alike will be tickled." - Publishers Weekly

"Lipman is known for her comic touch (her first book, Then She Found Me, became a 2008 movie starring Helen Hunt and Colin Firth). Here a woman takes over her parents' estate sale business and ends up with some controversial clients who run what appears to be a B&B but is actually something quite a bit naughtier." - AARP Magazine, A "Winter's Best Book to Get You Through the Chilly Season"

"An estate-sale manager in a small Massachusetts town stumbles on its worst-kept secret....charming" - Kirkus Reviews

"If you're a fan of Lipman, you're going to love it. And, if you're new to her, you're in luck: Her 14 other comic novels are all terrific." - Minneapolis Star Tribune

"As her previous 15 novels attest, Lipman reliably plots a smart, madcap foray into love and misadventure. Every Tom, Dick & Harry is a welcome visit to a world of likable characters playing the hands they're dealt, and nefarious ones earning their just rewards... Lipman convincingly weaves together small-town coincidences, revelations of 'B&B' customers, a discovery of a rare sculpture hiding in plain sight, and multiple nuptials to propel this witty and fast-paced feel-good novel to a satisfying conclusion... " - Shelf Awareness