Minus Me

Minus Me
Mameve Medwed
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Trade Paperback
h209 x 139mm
10 Dec 2020 US
International import eta 7-19 days
9781643856438
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Is there such a thing as a truly charmed life? When a small-town Maine woman' s life is turned upside down by a mortal challenge, her own happiness and sanity are put to the ultimate test. Passamoquoddy, Maine, is the quintessential small town. And Annie is the quintessential small-town girl. She' s happily married to her handsome, charming, but comically helpless childhood sweetheart, Sam, with whom she owns and operates Annie' s, home to the legendary Paul Bunyan Special Sandwich--their "nutritionally challenged continual source of income and marital harmony and local fame. " Although virtually abandoned by Ursula, her itinerant actress mother, Annie finds solace and joy in taking care of Sam. But into their charmed life comes the specter of a grim medical diagnosis for Annie--and the overwhelming challenge of finding a way to help Sam go on without her. Annie decides to leave Sam step-by-step instructions about how to live his life, and even plans for her own replacement in his heart and their bed. Things seems to be proceeding smoothly, until the unexpected appearance of Ursula, whose enduring local celebrity threatens to derail her plans. As Ursula wreaks her own brand of chaos all over town, Annie desperately searches for a way to grapple with her own illness and see to Sam' s well-being. Minus Me is a poignant, deliciously hilarious novel about the bonds of marriage, the burdens of maternal love, and the courage to face mortality.
Praise for Minus Me "Medwed' s lovely novel of marriage, motherhood, love and loss is so. . . A timely reminder that in the worst of times, we sometimes rediscover the very best of ourselves. " --Jodi Picoult, New York Times bestselling author of A Spark of LightA profoundly warm and intimate novel about what it means to try to manage the tumult in our life--and the life of a loved one. . . Sprightly and absolutely delightful with an ending readers will cherish. --Caroline Leavitt, New York Times bestselling author of Pictures of You "A delightful romp of a novel. . . . Surely this is the feel good book of the year! --Ann Hood, New York Times bestselling author of The Book That Matters Most Minus Me is a charming and hopeful story about love and destiny. . . about the family you have and the family you choose in the mouth-watering milieu of a gourmet sandwich shop. . . A perfect read to escape the world. --Miriam Parker, author of The Shortest Way Home So much to love! Minus Me is vintage Medwed: smart, funny-quirky, and so very satisfying. --Elinor Lipman, author of Good Riddance and On Turpentine Lane Medwed writes with heart and charm, warmth and wisdom. She knows how to evoke laughter and tears, balance the joys and the challenges of the complicated relationships she describes, and bring to life an entire Maine town. --Stephen McCauley, author of My Ex-Life "Witty and charming from start to finish. " --Jill McCorkle, New York Times bestselling author of HieroglyphicsPraise for How Elizabeth Barrett Browning Saved My Life "An adventure to which Jane Austen might have raised a celebratory glass of port. . . A whole lot of fun. " --Kirkus"Charming and funny without being precious, Abby' s a thoroughly believable character. " --Library Journal, starred review "Don' t be deceived by Medwed' s light touch and irrepressible sense of humor. . . a canny writer with a distinctive voice. " --Boston GlobePraise for Of Men and Their Mothers "The mother-in-law. . . Does she still have any power left after decades of pummeling? In Mameve Medwed' s new novel, ' Of Men and Their Mothers, ' she certainly does. Ina Pollack, Maisie Grey' s loathsome ex-mother-in-law, can raise the reader' s pulse with a single phone call. " --New York Times Book Review
Born in Maine and named for two grandmothers, Mamie and Eva (pronounced May-Meeve), Bangor' s "other" writer (after Stephen King), Mameve Medwed is the author of five novels, Mail, Host Family, The End of an Error, How Elizabeth Barrett Browning Saved My Life. (2007 Massachusetts Book Award Honors in Fiction) and Of Men and Their Mothers. She has published essays in three anthologies- How to Spell Chanukah (Algonquin), My Bookstore (Black Dog and Leventhal) and What My Mother Gave Me (Algonquin). Her short stories, essays, and book reviews have appeared in, among others, the New York Times, Gourmet, Yankee, Redbook, Playgirl, The Boston Globe, Ascent, The Missouri Review, Confrontation, Newsday and The Washington Post. She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Status: Active
ISBN-13: 9781643856438
Published: 10 Dec 2020
Published In: United States
Imprint: Crooked Lane Books
Publisher: Crooked Lane Books
Format: Trade Paperback
Height: 209mm
Width: 139mm
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