The Easy Way Out by Stephen Mccauley
Patrick O'Neil is a travel agent who never goes anywhere. His closest confidante, Sharon, is chain-smoking her way to singles hell, passing up man ('He used the word "lifestyle" four times since we met') after man ('He said I have nice feet'). His parents, proprietors of a suburban men's store, can't help fighting about how best to interfere in their three sons' lives. And his lover, Arthur, whom Patrick can't quite commit to, wants to cement their relationship by buying a house. Then a call comes in the middle of another sleepless night. Tony, Patrick's straight-as-an-arrow younger brother, has fallen in love with a beautiful lawyer ... unfortunately, she's not the woman he's already pledged to marry. Tony's life is a mess. Finally, the brothers have something in common. That's when things get complicated. The Easy Way Out is about family and friendship, about being in love and out of love, about the perils of modern life. It's a story of doing what you want to do, not what you should do.
The Easy Way Out weaves its way deftly through the tangled web of modern allegiances, heaping irony upon irony, yet never once losing its generosity of spirit.. No one tells the truth of the heart quite like Stephen McCauley -- Armistead Maupin
Charm may be the hardest of all qualities to pin down on paper, but The Easy Way Out has it brimming from every page * Vogue *
This beautifully written, heartbreaking book is an eloquent depiction of the compromises lovers and families make to keep relationships alive. Clever, revealing, sharply drawn * Publishers Weekly *
Charm may be the hardest of all qualities to pin down on paper, but The Easy Way Out has it brimming from every page * Vogue *
This beautifully written, heartbreaking book is an eloquent depiction of the compromises lovers and families make to keep relationships alive. Clever, revealing, sharply drawn * Publishers Weekly *
Stephen McCauley is the author of Alternatives to Sex, The Object of My Affection, made into a film starring Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd, The Man of the House, and True Enough, all available from Granta Books. He lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781862079021 |
| ISBN 10 | 1862079021 |
| Title | The Easy Way Out |
| Author | Stephen Mccauley |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Granta Books |
| Year published | 2006-07-03 |
| Number of pages | 300 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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