Every Tom, Dick & Harry
A Novel
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- ¥2,200
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From the author of Ms. Demeanor—one of the most beloved comedic writers of our time—comes a charming, laugh-out-loud tale of love and criminality, a pitch-perfect romantic comedy.
“Over the course of more than thirty years and at least fifteen books, Elinor Lipman has been creating a singularly delightful and instantly recognizable literary universe. Lipmanland is a world adjacent to our own except the people there are more charming, the conversations are wittier, and love always prevails. Every Tom, Dick & Harry, weaves together estate sales, good and bad cops, and--get this—smalltown houses of ill-repute with effortless glee. Add sparkling dialogue, an improbably hilarious funeral, and one of the author’s most endearing love stories and you have the Lipman Literary Landscape at its irresistible best. When events are too much to handle in the real world, there are few better breaks than entering this one. Passport optional.”—Stephen McCauley
Taking over her parents’ estate-sale business is not the life’s work that Emma Lewis bargained for. Yes, she grew up helping them empty people’s nests, but nothing prepared her for her biggest and stickiest “get”--the grand, beautiful house of ill repute masquerading as a decidedly beddable B and B. Should Emma turn down potential clients in need of decluttering just because they are shady, escort-y, and proud of it?
No. A girl must make a living.
Around some hairpin turns Lipman ingeniously reveals a straight shot to happiness.
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In the droll latest from Lipman (Ms. Demeanor), a woman takes over her family's estate sale business. The company was called Finders, Keepers when it was run by Emma Lewis's father and stepmother, and Emma ruffles feathers in their bucolic Massachusetts town by renaming it Estate of Mind. When a respected bed-and-breakfast is put on the market, Emma swoops in to handle its contents, but controversy ensues from revelations that the B&B doubled as a brothel. Dismissing any possible legal risks stemming from the property's illicit use, she takes on the "sale of the century," as a friend calls it. Emma, a self-styled matchmaker, also sets up her recently widowed employee Frank with the mother of police chief Luke Winooski, and starts dating Luke, despite worrying he might find a reason to bust her on the brothel's estate sale. The reappearance of Frank's stepdaughter, the unveiling of the brothel's client list, and an accusation of theft further stir the pot. The plot chugs along through its many twists and turns and the dialogue is snappy and witty. Lipman's fans and newcomers alike will be tickled.
