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The Three Weissmanns of Westport
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304 pages
- Release Date
23 June 2011
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Summary
When Joseph Weissmann divorced his wife, he was seventy eight years old and she was seventy-five…
He said the words “Irreconcilable differences,” and saw real confusion in his wife’s eyes. “Irreconcilable differences?” she said. “Of course there are irreconcilable differences. What on earth does that have to do with divorce?” So begins The Three Weissmanns of Westport, a sparkling, and stinging, contemporary adaptation of Sense and Sen…Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781849016063 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1849016062 |
| Author: | Cathleen Schine |
| Publisher: | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Imprint: | Corsair |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 304 |
| Release Date: | 23 June 2011 |
| Weight: | 238g |
| Dimensions: | 132mm x 200mm x 19mm |
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A deliberate homage to Jane Austen succeeds in being intelligent and beguiling. - Sunday Times
Like Jane Austen’s original this sparkly, highly readable re-framing has interiors, wicked stepmothers, lashings of escapism and a heartfelt portrait of sisterhood, daughterhood and motherhood that will strike a chord with women everywhere. - The TimesSchine’s book offers much to enjoy: elegant prose, pin-sharp humour, and an ending that proves satisfyingly bittersweet. - The GuardianAnd off races the sparkling, crisp, clever, deft, hilarious and deeply affecting new novel by Cathleen Schine, her best yet, The Three Weissmanns of Westport … Schine’s homage [to Jane Austen] has it all: stinging social satire, mordant wit, delicate charm, lilting language and cosseting materialistic detail - New York Times Book ReviewEntirely delightful. - Daily MailSchine’s real wit playfully probes the lies, self-deceptions, and honorable hearts of her characters. - New YorkerWitty, lively, lovely - BooksellerSchine has been favored in so many ways by the muse of comedy … The Three Weissmanns of Westport is full of invention, wit, and wisdom. - New York Review of BooksAbout The Author
Cathleen Schine
Cathleen Schine is the author of The New Yorkers and The Love Letter, among other novels. She has contributed to The New Yorker, The New York Review of Books, The New York Times Magazine, and The New York Times Book Review.
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