The View from Penthouse B
by:
Elinor Lipman (author)
Format: ebook
ISBN:
9781299901865 (1299901867)
Publish date: January 1st 2013
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)
Pages no: 116
Edition language: English
This book will probably be dated very quickly because of all the references -- Craigslist, Facebook, match.com, Bernie Madoff. But it was so charming! Gwen finds herself widowed when her dear husband dies unexpectedly. She moves in with her older sister, Margot, who used the windfall from her divorc...
Not a lot happening here. I kept thinking this should be funnier, maybe if written by Nora Ephron or Helen Fielding.i It was more of a cozy story about sisters recovering from some tough times by moving in together and finding out how to let go of the past (one was angry, one depressed), appreciate ...
I can't even begin to describe how much I loved this book. This book had me constantly laughing. For people who have experienced some difficult times these characters sure can find the humor in life. Let's face it, their lives are filled with funny situations. I loved the main characters in this boo...
With a plot inspired by the headlines and a roommate situation worthy of a sitcom, The View From Penthouse B is both witty and fun. Two 40 or 50-something sisters live together in genteel poverty as they try to recover from their life setbacks. Gwen-Laura’s beloved husband died two years ago, a loss...
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