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On Turpentine Lane, Elinor Lipman

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On Turpentine Lane, Elinor Lipman

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

On Turpentine Lane

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Oclc number

937368436

Responsibility statement

Elinor Lipman

Summary

"An endearing romantic comedy from the beloved best-selling author of The Family Man and The View from Penthouse B At thirty-two, Faith Frankel has returned to her claustro-suburban hometown, where she writes institutional thank-you notes for her alma mater. It's a peaceful life, really, and surely with her recent purchase of a sweet bungalow on Turpentine Lane her life is finally on track. Never mind that her fiance is off on a crowdfunded cross-country walk, too busy to return her texts (but not too busy to post photos of himself with a different woman in every state. And never mind her witless boss, or a mother who lives too close, or a philandering father who thinks he's Chagall. When she finds some mysterious artifacts in the attic of her new home, she wonders whether anything in her life is as it seems. What good fortune, then, that Faith has found a friend in affable, collegial Nick Franconi, officemate par excellence. Elinor Lipman may well have invented the screwball romantic comedy for our era, and here she is at her sharpest and best. On Turpentine Lane is funny, poignant, and a little bit outrageous."--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Front Cover; Front Flap; Front Matter; Half Title; Other Books by this Author; Title; Copyright; Acknowlegments; Dedication; 1. What Possessed Me?; 2. A Different Man; 3. Stewardship; 4. Inspection; 5. The Secret Life of Henry Frankel; 6. Pointers; 7. Halloween; 8. Excellent Friends; 9. Why Take It Out on Me?; 10. What Do I Do Now?; 11. Family Caucus; 12. The Confluence of Bad Things; 13. Collaborators; 14. Still Here; 15. Progress; 16. Visitors; 17. Welcome to Everton; 18. What a Pal; 19. I Apologize; 20. I'm Not Blaming Anyone; 21. Team Turpentine; 22. Mind If I Look Around?23. Let Them Live Happily Ever After24. On No, Oh No, Oh No; 25. A Lot for a Daughter in One Day; 26. What's This About?; 27. Too Much? Too Close?; 28. Woe Is Us; 29. How to Avoid Thanksgiving; 30. Bratty Brooke; 31. Table for Two; 32. December 23-24; 33. I Wasn't Even Born Then; 34. Care to Share?; 35. Codes of Conduct; 36. Dead or Alive?; 37. I Waste No Time Getting Over There; 38. We're Done Here; 39. Good Try, Though; 40. If Those Walls Could Talk; 41. It Never Snows in Maui; 42. Neither the Time nor the Place; 43. Overall Frankel Anxiety; 44. Is That a Yes?; 45. Poor Chagall46. Why So Touchy?47. News; 48. Nancy Knows; 49. ""Dearest Nick . . .""; Back Matter; Acknowledgments; Back Flap; Back Cover; Spine

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