With the passing of Gene Wilder yesterday, at the age of 83, we’ve lost one of our culture’s constants, one of those beloved presences we never considered losing. Wilder was such a part of our collective consciousness it was a shock to hear he’d passed. For many of us, Wilder will always be just as he was in the […]
Clara is so beautiful that Jeremy finds it impossible to keep from trying to find a chink in her extraordinary reserve and elegance. He finds himself reflexively flirting to get a reaction—after all, a tease and a wink have always worked before, with women back home. But flirting probably isn't the best way to appeal to a woman who was married to a dumb brute and doesn't want to have anything more to do with men. Jeremy isn't sure how to press his case—but he won't give up.
Wilder's prose is elegant, spare and affecting. But it's his romantic's eye for the intense emotions that animate a real love story that makes The Woman Who Wouldn't an unforgettable book.
Clara is so beautiful that Jeremy finds it impossible to keep from trying to find a chink in her extraordinary reserve and elegance. He finds himself reflexively flirting to get a reaction—after all, a tease and a wink have always worked before, with women back home. But flirting probably isn't the best way to appeal to a woman who was married to a dumb brute and doesn't want to have anything more to do with men. Jeremy isn't sure how to press his case—but he won't give up.
Wilder's prose is elegant, spare and affecting. But it's his romantic's eye for the intense emotions that animate a real love story that makes The Woman Who Wouldn't an unforgettable book.
The Woman Who Wouldn't
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Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9780312541491 |
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Publisher: | St. Martin's Publishing Group |
Publication date: | 03/17/2009 |
Edition description: | First Edition |
Pages: | 176 |
Product dimensions: | 5.04(w) x 7.14(h) x 0.51(d) |