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Two Marriages : Novellas by Lopate, Phillip, 1943-; Lopate, Phillip, 1943- Eleanor is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.
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<p><b>selected As One Of Oprah.com’s 20 Tantalizing Beach Reads</b><br><br>celebrated Essayist Phillip Lopate Proves Himself A Master Of The Short Novel Form In This Inspired Pairing Of Novellas Portraying Two Less-than-perfect Unions.the Stoic&rsquo;s Marriage Chronicles The Life Of Newlyweds Gordon And Rita. Well-off, Idle Gordon, A Lifelong Student Of Philosophy Who Has Always Had &ldquo;a Stunted Capacity For Happiness,&rdquo; First Meets The Enchanting Rita When She Comes To His Home As A Nurse&rsquo;s Aid Sent To Care For His Dying Mother. The Attraction Is Instant And A Marriage Proposal Ensues. Gordon Turns To His Diary To Record His Uxoriousness And To Expound On The Merits Of Stoicism, The Philosophy He&rsquo;s Adopted As His &ldquo;substitute Religion.&rdquo; When Rita&rsquo;s Cousin From The Philippines Arrives One Christmas, Setting In Motion An Outrageous And Hilarious Sequence Of Events, Both Gordon&rsquo;s Stoicism And Marriage Vows Are Put To The Test.<br><br>eleanor, Or, The Second Marriage Recounts One Seemingly Golden Weekend In The Lives Of Eleanor And Frank, Whose Brooklyn Townhouse Is A Gathering Place For Their Circl
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- Author
- Lopate, Phillip, 1943-; Lopate, Phillip, 1943- Eleanor
- Publisher
- New York: Other Press
- Published
- 2008
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9781590512982
- Category
- work of fiction
- Subjects
- Literary Fiction, Fiction, Humanities
- Rating
- 3.34 / 5 (96 ratings)
- Updated
- 2026-03-13
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