An edition of Plain and normal: a novel (1998)

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A Novel

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An edition of Plain and normal: a novel (1998)

Plain and Normal

A Novel

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In his first novel in five years James Wilcox returns to the wonderfully manic and humane comedy that first brought him attention in the classic MODERN BAPTISTS.

Lloyd Norris is slouching towards middle-age. Recently out of the closet, he knows it's time to devote himself to finding the love and companionship that have long eluded him. But his search is complicated by his exuberance ex-wife (whom he married in high school after she found herself pregnant by the football captain and with who he still shares a cozy home), who is having an affair with his former boss; by his secretary, a steely matron determined to take his prospects in hand; by his ex-wife's meddlesome new housemate, a gas meter reader and synchronized swimmer; by the two elderly men whom Norris attempts to help through a charity but want nothing to do with him; and by the circle of eccentric gay men who involve him in an exasperating series of romantic entanglements.

The result is a dizzying funny book about the awesome power of our need for connection.

Publish Date
Publisher
Back Bay Books
Language
English
Pages
288

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Cover of: Plain and Normal
Plain and Normal: A Novel
September 16, 1999, Back Bay Books
Paperback in English
Cover of: Plain and normal
Plain and normal
1999, Fourth Estate
in English
Cover of: Plain and normal
Plain and normal: a novel
1998, Little, Brown
in English - 1st ed.
Cover of: Plain and normal
Plain and normal: a novel
1998, Little, Brown
in English - 1st ed.

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First Sentence

"Any minute the volunteer might arrive, and Dr. Bennet was still in the shirt he had worn three days in a row."

The Physical Object

Format
Paperback
Number of pages
288
Dimensions
8.3 x 5.5 x 0.9 inches
Weight
7.2 ounces

ID Numbers

Open Library
OL9538285M
ISBN 10
0316941352
ISBN 13
9780316941358
Library Thing
123561
Amazon ID (ASIN)
Goodreads
968417

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