Ebook {Epub PDF} The Family Man by Elinor Lipman

 · "In The Family Man, a sparkling, sprightly comedy—Elinor Lipman's 10th—dapper Manhattan attorney Henry Archer gets the shock of his life when he realizes the receptionist he's just tipped is none other than his stepdaughter, Thalia, whom he hasn't seen in 25 years. Before long, Thalia's back in his life (ensconced in his maisonette apartment, in fact), and Henry's got his hands full with . Lipman (My Latest Grievance, , etc.) returns with the story of a retired, gay New York lawyer who finds himself happily embroiled with his ex-wife’s now adult bltadwin.ru when he was still in the closet, Henry married Denise and adopted her daughter Thalia from her first marriage. He adored Thalia, but after two years, when Denise left Henry for another man, Henry lost parental rights. The Family Man audiobook written by Elinor Lipman. Narrated by Jonathan Davis. Get instant access to all your favorite books. No monthly commitment. Listen online or offline with Android, iOS, web, Chromecast, and Google Assistant. Try Google Play Audiobooks today!

"The Family Man" is Lipman's ninth novel, and by now she has her method down pat: a screwball plot with a tone and in a territory that veers from Paul Rudnick to Nora Ephron, driven by. by Elinor Lipman. A hysterical phone call from Henry Archer's ex-wife and a familiar face in a photograph upend his well ordered life and bring him back into contact with the child he adored, a short-term stepdaughter from a misbegotten marriage long ago. Henry is a lawyer, an old fashioned man, gay, successful. Family Man by Elinor Lipman. Date and Time: Novem, PM CT. Location: Parsons Public Library, S 17th St, Parsons. (view on google maps) From the TALK series, The Modern Family. Discussion Leader: Rosemary Kolich. The reviewers agree this light-hearted book by Elinor Lipman is funny, clever, and whimsical.

A hysterical phone call from his ex-wife and a familiar face in a photograph upend Henry Archer’s well-ordered life. They bring him back into contact with the child he adored, a short-term stepdaughter from a misbegotten marriage long ago. Henry is a lawyer, an old-fashioned man, gay, successful, lonely. Thalia is now twenty-nine, an actress, hopeful, estranged from her newly widowed crackpot mother - Denise, Henry’s ex. Hoping it will lead to better things for her career, Thalia agrees. Pour a glass of lemonade, slide into a hammock, and immerse yourself in The Family Man by Eleanor Lipman, a delightful summer read that's both witty and moving. After 25 years, divorced, gay, genteel New Yorker Henry Archer is reunited with his stepdaughter, wannabe actress and coatcheck girl, Thalia Krouch, which changes his life in unpredictable ways, helping him create a blended family like no other. The Family Man. A Novel. Elinor Lipman. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt: pp., $ Elinor Lipman’s social satire is Larry David without the high-pitched whine.