Love Warps the Mind a Little by John Dufresne

Love Warps the Mind a Little by John Dufresne

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A daring new novel set in a blue-collar town in Massachusetts by the author of the highly acclaimed Louisiana Power & Light.

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Love Warps the Mind a Little by John Dufresne

Ever since Lafayette Proulx quit his day job, left his wife, hauled his dog and his Royal portable across town to Judi Dubey's house, and set out at last to be a fiction writer, his life has been a sordid mess. Judi's exotically dysfunctional family isn't all to blame. Sure, the murders are disconcerting. And, yes, Judi's father's gone off the deep end. Worse are the vicious rejection letters Laf gets from editors. To top it off, Laf's falling for Judi at the same time he's nettled with guilt, is in marriage counseling with his wife, and is writing his long-hoped-for novel. When Judi is diagnosed with stage IV cancer, they both struggle to find the memory that will comfort, the truth that will redeem in a world where everyone suffers some kind of love disorder. John Dufresne, called "a highly readable Faulkner," will once again take the literary world by storm with this new tragicomic tale. Jill McCorkle in the New York Times Book Review cites "the miraculous beauty of his tale-telling surprises and delights."
John Dufresne is the author of twenty-five works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, including Louisiana Power and Light and Love Warps the Mind a Little. He lives in Florida, where he teaches writing at Florida International University.
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ISBN 13 9780393040135
ISBN 10 0393040135
Title Love Warps the Mind a Little
Author John Dufresne
Condition Unavailable
Publisher WW Norton & Co
Year published 1997-02-13
Number of pages 320
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.