Another Marvelous Thing

'Warm, wise, witty, and just plain fun' Maggie Shipstead

At a perfectly ordinary cocktail party, Francis is introduced to Billy and - although it slips right by him at the time - he falls in love with her at once.

Billy is a serious, often glum person. An economic historian, she is indifferent to a great many things (clothes, food, home decor), frowns easily and is frequently irritated.

Francis is older. He likes routine and a well-run household; he likes to pay for dinner, open car doors and call Billy at night to make sure she is safe.

Both are happily married - but not to each other.

So begins a whirlwind love affair, perfectly captured in this frank, funny irresistible novel, from its fabulous inception to its inevitable end.

A W&N Essential with an introduction by Caroline O'Donoghue

Laurie Colwin is such a wise, witty and simply enchanting novelist -- Nigella Lawson
These should be read one at a time, perhaps just before bed as a respite from an especially trying day New York Times
Virtually flawless . . . A tour de force Los Angeles Times
Whether or not their love goes on is unimportant. The joy is in the intimacy, the utter weirdness and intensity of their connection Lit Hub
An infallible recipe for happiness: read as much Laurie Colwin as you can -- Emma Straub
If anyone wrote eloquently and magnificently about affairs of the heart, it was Laurie Colwin San Francisco Chronicle

Laurie Colwin is the author of five novels - HAPPY ALL THE TIME, FAMILY HAPPINESS, GOODBYE WITHOUT LEAVING, A BIG STORM KNOCKED IT OVER and SHINE ON, BRIGHT AND DANGEROUS OBJECT - three collections of short stories - PASSION AND AFFECT, THE LONE PILGRIM and ANOTHER MARVELLOUS THING - and two collections of essays, HOME COOKING and MORE HOME COOKING. Laurie Colwin died in 1992.

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