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Happy All the Time. [Paperback]

Laurie Colwin (Author)

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Publisher: Harper Perennial (1995)
ASIN: B000I30WO8

Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars See all reviews (21 customer reviews)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Colwin - A Must Read!!!, July 10, 2000

Jennifer E Hughes (Concord, CA USA) - See all my reviews

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There are not enough words to describe how much I adore Laurie Colwin. I have read all of her novels and am deeply saddened by her untimely death and the knowledge that there will be no more delightful novels by my favorite author! This was my first Colwin novel and, as soon as I finished it, I set to reading all of her other books in quick succession. There is something so utterly comforting and insightful about all of her novels and stories that feels to me like I am coming home. She makes me yearn for a New England fall and cozy apartments with a fireplace and the one you love. Her characters are so idiosyncratic that you can't help but love them and all their foibles. I have spent numerous rainy days re-reading Laurie Colwin and I believe, once you discover her, that you will do the same!

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5.0 out of 5 stars A "feel good" story about friends, families, and lovers., January 1, 1998

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Guido and Vincent are cousins and best friends. Guido marries Holly, Vincent marries Misty. In the midst of this cosy foursome are a diverse assortment of friends, family, and acquaintances whose off-beat personalities are so realistic that the reader forgets these are only characters in a novel.. "Happy All the Time" is one of those rare books that you hate to see end. These are the kind of people we'd like to have in our own lives.

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4.0 out of 5 stars Deja vu, March 22, 2000

Manola Sommerfeld (California) - See all my reviews

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I read her last novel, _A Big Storm Knocked it Over_ first. I loved it. This one is great too. One thing i noticed is how she likes a certain type of characters to figure in her works: the slimy boss, the garden-lover mother-in-law, the gourmet cook.

Her sense of flow is great. The ending came up easily, and i was perfectly satisfied with it.

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5.0 out of 5 stars former hater of fiction
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Published on March 21, 2003 by Virginia Lore

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Published on May 29, 2002

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Maria Teresa, Betty Helen, Uncle Giancarlo, New York, Arnold Milgrim, Ruth Binnenstock, John Bride, Misty Berkowitz, Holly Sturgis, Vincent Cardworthy, Board of City Planning, City Hall, Medicine Stone, Roy Borden, Dancing Chicken, John Perkins, Doria Mathers, Guido Morris, Hester Gallinule, Jane Motherwell, Adalaide Berkowitz, Aunt Flo, Clifford van Allen, Dorothy Cardworthy, Moss Hill

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Elegant Choices, Healing Choices by Marsha Sinetar on page 47, and Back Matter
Shine On, Bright and Dangerous Object by Laurie Colwin in Front Matter, and Back Matter
The Marriage Sabbatical: The Journey That Brings You Home by Cheryl Jarvis on page 122, and Back Matter
Another Marvelous Thing by Laurie Colwin in Front Matter, and Back Matter
Passion and Affect by Laurie Colwin in Front Matter, and Back Matter

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