The Pursuit of Alice Thrift
by:
Elinor Lipman (author)
In her newest well-tuned, witty, and altogether wonderful novel, bestselling author Elinor Lipman dares to ask: Can an upper-middle-class doctor find love with a shady, fast-talking salesman?Meet Alice Thrift, surgical intern in a Boston hospital, high of I.Q. but low in social graces. She...
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In her newest well-tuned, witty, and altogether wonderful novel, bestselling author Elinor Lipman dares to ask: Can an upper-middle-class doctor find love with a shady, fast-talking salesman?Meet Alice Thrift, surgical intern in a Boston hospital, high of I.Q. but low in social graces. She doesn’t mean to be acerbic, clinical, or blunt, but where was she the day they taught Bedside Manner 101? Into Alice’s workaholic and wallflower life comes Ray Russo, a slick traveling fudge salesman in search of a nose job and well-heeled companionship, but not necessarily in that order. Is he a conman or a sincere suitor? Good guy or bad? Alice’s parents, roommate, and best friend Sylvie are appalled at her choice of mate. Despite her doubts, Alice finds herself walking down the aisle, not so much won over as worn down. Will their marriage last the honeymoon? Only if Alice’s best instincts can triumph over Ray’s unsavory ways.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780375724596 (0375724591)
Publish date: April 13th 2004
Publisher: Vintage
Pages no: 304
Edition language: English
Alice reminds me of Christina from Grey's Anatomy: genius yet socially awkward and lacking in bedside manner. This was a quick read, but one can't help remembering how awful Ray Russo is... like a bad case of a stomach illness, it's hard to think of Alice without wondering if Ray wasn't let off too ...