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Passion and Affect

Passion and Affect
By Laurie Colwin

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  • Within these fourteen hilarious and insightful tales of urban life, you'll meet:

  • Raiford Phelps, an ornithologist who discovers new patterns of animal behavior when he meets Mary Leibnitz.
  • Benno Morna, a temporary bachelor, free to indulge in TV, junk food, and Greenie Frenzel when his wholesome wife is out of town.
  • Vincent Cadworthy and Guido Morris, whose elegant friendship is suddenly disrupted by Misty Berkowitz.
  • Elizabeth Bayard, whose passion for order and civility does constant battle with her unruly loves.
  • They are buffeted by the pressures of their jobs, imposed upon by their families and their surroundings, and remain ever hopeful of making sense of their lives. With compassion and biting wit, Laurie Colwin has created a new sort of comedy of manners.

    • Product Details

    • Amazon Sales Rank: #17417 in Books
    • Published on: 2001-06-01
    • Released on: 2001-06-05
    • Original language: English
    • Number of items: 1
    • Binding: Paperback
    • 192 pages

    Editorial Reviews

    Review
    "Colwin has single-handedly revitalized the short story" -- --Los Angeles Times

    "Colwin is ingenious, comedic and spirited." -- --Maxine Kumin, Boston Globe

    About the Author
    Laurie Colwin is the author of five novels:Happy All the Time, Family Happiness, Goodbye Without Leaving, Shine On, Bright and Dangerous Object, and A Big Storm Knocked It Over; three collections of short stories:Passion and Affect, Another Marvelous Thing, and The Lone Pilgrim; and two collections of essays:Home Cooking and More Home Cooking.She died in 1992.

    Customer Reviews

    Passion and Affect5
    Laurie Colwin is a wonderful, quirky writer. Her characters are well-drawn and altogether fascinating. I highly recommend this book! I plan to get her other books, but with larger type than this one--teeny!

    Classic Laurie Colwin5
    There's something so great about the way Laurie Colwin writes--she is an avid observer, and her language is always right on. This book is no exception. I enjoyed it very much.