{"product_id":"way-men-act-original-9780671748418","title":"Way Men ACT (Original)","description":"Melinda LeBlanc, at 30, makes an untriumphant return to Harrow, Massachusetts, her recently gentrified hometown. She's unmarried, romanced out, designing wedding bouquets for old classmates who hadn't known a fraction of her early popularity. So why is she alone--not counting the occasional horizontal encounter--while these dull brides have found men and happiness? Libby Getchel, who designs strange dresses in the shop next door, and Dennis Vaughan, a native son who owns the hip Brookhoppers, a fly fisherman's paradise, provide friendship in mutating forms. \u003ci\u003eThe Way Men Act \u003c\/i\u003eexplores age-old quandary: Can you every truly go home again? Find out in this \"wise and charming novel\" (\u003ci\u003eCosmopolitan\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLipman, Elinor:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eElinor Lipman\u003c\/b\u003e started writing fiction by night while working at a teachers' magazine by day. Her first book, \u003ci\u003eInto Love and Out Again\u003c\/i\u003e, was published in 1987; its centerpiece was seven connected stories, novella-length, which gave her the courage to try a novel. \u003ci\u003eThen She Found Me\u003c\/i\u003e came out in 1990 (eighteen years later it was adapted into a feature film), followed by \u003ci\u003eThe Way Men Act\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIsabel's Bed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Inn at Lake Devine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Ladies' Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Dearly Departed\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Pursuit of Alice Thrift\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMy Latest Grievance\u003c\/i\u003e, and most recently, \u003ci\u003eThe Family Man\u003c\/i\u003e. Her honors include the New England Book Award and the Poetry Center's Fiction Prize. She divides her time between leafy western Massachusetts and New York City. Visit ElinorLipman.com to find out more.","brand":"Atria Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50460647981330,"sku":"9780671748418","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f97a8980-8423-4d39-a93f-e39e3f039bb3.jpg?v=1730044650","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/way-men-act-original-9780671748418","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}