Hanging Up |
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Author:
| Ephron, Delia |
ISBN: | 978-0-345-43782-2 |
Publication Date: | Jan 2000 |
Publisher: | Random House Publishing Group
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Imprint: | Ballantine Books |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $6.99 |
Book Description:
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"HILARIOUS. . . A CHARMING, ENTERTAINING READ." --Los Angeles Times "WONDERFUL. . . Eve Mozell is having a lousy day, and she hasn't even gotten past breakfast yet. Her father, a senile ex-alcoholic whose idea of a good joke is goosing his woman doctor, started phoning Eve at 6 a.m. Her teenage son, who alternately ignores and lectures her, is off to a séance. ('You know, Mom, all doors are entrances. Think about it.') And a quick glance in the mirror turns out to be a big mistake. Oh,...
More Description"HILARIOUS. . . A CHARMING, ENTERTAINING READ." --Los Angeles Times "WONDERFUL. . . Eve Mozell is having a lousy day, and she hasn't even gotten past breakfast yet. Her father, a senile ex-alcoholic whose idea of a good joke is goosing his woman doctor, started phoning Eve at 6 a.m. Her teenage son, who alternately ignores and lectures her, is off to a séance. ('You know, Mom, all doors are entrances. Think about it.') And a quick glance in the mirror turns out to be a big mistake. Oh, God, is that my face? . . . I need a vacation. No. This is just me. Me at forty-four. . . . What a terrific debut." --Newsweek "TRUE AND TOUCHING." --People "Delia Ephron is blessed with the driest of wits, the tenderest of hearts, and an uncanny ear for the way people really talk. Do yourself a favor and curl up with Hanging Up--but unplug the phone first." --Armistead Maupin "MOVING AND FUNNY. . . In some ways, Hanging Up is a funhouse version of King Lear." --Newsday From the Trade Paperback edition.