Private Means


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“This feels like an Ian McEwan novel. Served on a bed of Cheever. I can’t offer higher praise than that. But written by a woman. Which is even better.”— Elizabeth Gilbert Spanning the course of a single summer, Private Means is acclaimed memoirist Cree LeFavour’s sumptuous fiction debut—a sharply observed comedy of manners and a moving meditation on marriage, money, and loss. A deliciously compulsive first novel from New York Times Editor’s Choice author of Lights On, Rats Out, Cree LeFavour’s Private Means captures the very essence of summer in a sharply observed, moving meditation on marriage, money, and loss. It's Memorial Day weekend and Alice’s beloved dog Maebelle has been lost. Alice stays in New York, desperate to find her dog, while her husband Peter drives north to stay with friends in the Berkshires. Relieved to be alone, Alice isn&apost sure if she should remain married to Peter but she’s built a life with him. For his part, Peter is pleased to have time alone—he’s tired of the lost dog drama, of Alice’s coolness, of New York. A psychiatrist, he ponders his patients and one, particularly attractive, woman in particular. As the summer unfolds, tensions rise as Alice and Peter struggle with infidelity, loneliness, and loss. Escaping the heat of New York City to visit wealthy friends in the Hamptons, on Cape Cod, and in the Berkshires, each continues to play his or her part in the life they’ve chosen together. By the time Labor Day rolls around, a summer that began with isolation has transformed into something else entirely. Matching keen observations on human behavior with wry prose, Private Means, with its sexy, page-turning plot, will draw fans of Nora Ephron and Meg Wolitzer. At once dark, funny, sad, and suspenseful, LeFavour’s debut is a rare find: a tart literary indulgence with depth and intelligence.




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The British Drama


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The British Drama: Tragedy of Jane Shore, by Nicholas Rowe. Tragedy of Cato, by Joseph Addison. Tragedy of Isabella; or, The fatal marriage. by Thomas Southerne. Tragedy of George Barnwell, by George Lill. -v. 2. Comedy of The School for wives, by Hugh Kelly. Masque of Comus, by John Milton. The comedy of The city wives' confederacy, by Sir John Canbrugh. The comedy of The inconstant, by George Farquhar. -v. 3. Comedy of The chances, by [Francis] Beaumont and [John] Fletcher. Comedy of The way of the world, by William Congreve. Comedy of The suspicious husband, by Benjamin Hoadly. Comedy of She stoops to conquer; or, The mistakes of a night, by Oliver Goldsmith. -v. 4. The comedy of th beaux stratagem, by George Farquhar. Comedy of All in the wrong, by Arthur Murphy. Comedy of The constant couple; or, A trip to the jubilee, by George Farquhar. The comedy of The clandestine marriage, by George Colman and David Garrick


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25 Surprising Marriages


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This book reveals that the marriages of many Christian leaders were anything but dull. In fact, the dynamic personalities of great leaders, mixed with the difficult circumstances and sacrifices of their vocations, made for many surprises along the marital journey. Writing in an entertaining narrative style, Petersen describes the quiet strength of Polly Newton, Emma Moody, and Susie Spurgeon, long-suffering women who helped refine their "diamond-in-the-rough" husbands. He recounts the "storybook romance" that was William and Mary Bryan's marriage and the mutual admiration society of Billy and Nell Sunday. But Petersen also sheds light on unions that were far from blissful, including those of authors Hannah Whitall Smith and Grace Livingston Hill. Whether the marriages in these pages were solid or shaky, they all hold valuable lessons for dealing with universal issues such as financial worries, temptation, separation, and personality differences.




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