Katherine Heiny
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Language
English
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When Graham Cavanaugh divorced his first wife it was to marry his girlfriend, Audra, a woman as irrepressible as she is spontaneous and fun. But, Graham learns, life with Audra can be exhausting. Audra firmly believes that through the sheer force of her personality she can overcome the most socially challenging interactions, shepherding her son through awkward playdates and origami club, and even deciding to establish a friendship with Graham's first...
Author
Publisher
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2015
Language
English
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For the commitment-averse women in these eleven sublime laugh-out-loud stories, falling in love is never easy and always inconvenient.
“Single, Carefree, Mellow is a lot like the women who populate it: smart and sexy and a little bit ruthless.” —Entertainment Weekly
“Something like Cheever mixed with Ephron.” —The New York Times Book Review
Maya is in love...
“Single, Carefree, Mellow is a lot like the women who populate it: smart and sexy and a little bit ruthless.” —Entertainment Weekly
“Something like Cheever mixed with Ephron.” —The New York Times Book Review
Maya is in love...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"The beloved author of Early Morning Riser ("The funniest novel of the year." The Washington Post) brings us twelve glittering stories of love--friendships formed at the airport bar, ex-husbands with benefits, mothers of suspiciously sweet teenagers, ill-advised trysts--in all its forms, both ridiculous and sublime"--
The games and rituals performed by Katherine Heiny's characters range from mischievous and edgy to tenderly touching. In "Damascus,"...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Jane has fallen in love with Duncan, a man who has slept with most of the women in town. He's so agreeable that he still mows his ex-wife's lawn and allows his co-worker Jimmy free access to his apartment. When Duncan is injured in a serious car crash, Jane has to figure out how to find happiness.
Duncan is charming, good-natured, and handsome. He has also slept with nearly every woman in Boyne City, Michigan. Jane sees Duncan's old girlfriends everywhere,...