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Passion and Affect
Passion and Affect
Author: Laurie Colwin
  • 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.
  • ...  more »
  • 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.
  • ISBN-13: 9780060958954
    ISBN-10: 0060958952
    Publication Date: 6/1/2001
    Pages: 192
    Rating:
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    Publisher: Perennial
    Book Type: Paperback
    Other Versions: Hardcover
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