An ambulance is on the way
stories of men in trouble
by Jonathan Wilson
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"Each of these cases is touched by Wilson's sympathy and affection for male foibles. Taken together, they give us a nuanced picture of the American husband and father: well-meaning but caught out, horny but physically gone to pot, adrift on dreams and fancies and the desire for a little bit of a break. These are men who, finally, can't quite suppress their feelings about love, family, and the fundamentals--humdrum, rich, and increasingly precious, these days--of middle-class life"--Publisher's description.
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An Ambulance Is on the Way
2010, Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
eBook
in English
0307481379 9780307481375
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An ambulance is on the way: stories of men in trouble
2005, Pantheon Books
in English
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0375422102 9780375422102
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National Jewish Book Award finalist Jonathan Wilson's uproariously funny stories showcase the neuroses of suburban men as they ruminate, self-medicate, and acclimate to the rhythms of middle age.From the slacker husband who spends his day running household errands, chatting up the local soccer moms, and drinking most of the wine he was instructed to buy for his wife's women's-group meeting, to the man who calls an old girlfriend while waiting for the verdict from his cardiologist, to the good Jewish son who is torn between the caustic wit of his very Jewish mother and the fertility urges of his very not-Jewish girlfriend, each of these stories is touched by Wilson's affection for male foibles. Taken together, they give us a nuanced picture of men in hot water--with women, their teenage kids, and their own consciences.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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