Sunday, March 23, 2008

Elinor Lipman- The Pursuit of Alice Thrift


Chick lit

Poor Alice Thrift, surgical intern in a Boston hospital, high of I.Q. but low in social graces. Into her workaholic and wallflower life comes Ray Russo, fast-talking fudge salesman with upwardly mobile ambitions. Is he a con man or a sincere suitor? Good guy or bad? Her roommate, Leo Frawley, a charming male nurse who has a high threshold for Alice's left-footed people skills, along with fellow resident, Sylvia Schwartz, woman of the world, don't approve. Alice ignores them. As Alice herself announces on p. 6, "it's about the weak link in my own character—wishful thinking—and a husband of short duration with a history of bad deeds."

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