Seating Arrangements

A New York Times bestseller and winner of the 2012 Dylan Thomas Prize and 2012 L.A. Times First Novel Prize The Van Meters have gathered at their family retreat on the New England island of Waskeke to celebrate the marriage of daughter Daphne to an impeccably appropriate young man. The weekend is full of lobster and champagne, salt air and practiced bonhomie, but long-buried discontent and simmering lust seep through the cracks in the revelry. Winn Van Meter, father-of-the-bride, has spent his life following the rules of the east coast upper crust, but now, just shy of his sixtieth birthday, he must finally confront his failings, his desires, and his own humanity.

MAGGIE SHIPSTEAD

Blue Door

HarperCollins, Publishers

<p>Paperback. Pub Date :2013-07-04 Pages: 432 Language: English A New York Times bestseller and winner of the 2012 Dylan Thomas Prize and 2012 LA Times First Novel Prize.The Van Meters have gathered at their family retreat on the New England island of Waskeke to celebrate the marriage of daughter Daphne to an impeccably appropriate young man. The weekend is full of lobster and champagne. salt air and practiced bonhomie. but long-buried discontent and simmering lust seep through the cracks in the revelry.Winn Van Meter. father-of-the-bride. has spent his life following the rules of the east coast upper crust. but now. just shy of his sixtieth birthday. he must finally confront his failings. his desires. and his own humanity.</p>

Literature & Fiction

Literary

Vintage

Astonish Me

<p>Pub Date: 2014-04-10 Pages: 368 Language: English Publisher: Harper Collins UK From the award-winning. bestselling author of Seating Arrangements. comes a novel of astonishing beauty Joan Joyce is a professional ballet dancer who has always believed that she is destined for a life in the shadows. When her love affair with Russian supremo Arslan Rusakov ended. she ran back into the arms of childhood sweetheart. Jacob Bintz. Now pregnant. Joan is fated to leave New York. the corps and the cries of .. Astonish Me behind Under the hazy Californian sun. Joan is unaware of the fascination she invites from others She lacks the abundant sexuality of neighbour. Sandy;. the cocksure nature of Sandys husband and the intellect and dependable nature of Jacob To her mind. all she can offer is ballet. To occupy her days. she opens a small dance studio. Her son Harry demonstrates a natural ...</p>

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Romance

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Genre Fiction

Vintage/Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group Ltd

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