ISBN: 006193142X

The critically acclaimed author of Good-bye and Amen, Leeway Cottage, and More Than You Know returns with a sharply perceptive and emotionally resonant novel about all the ways we talk ab… Mehr…

The critically acclaimed author of Good-bye and Amen, Leeway Cottage, and More Than You Know returns with a sharply perceptive and emotionally resonant novel about all the ways we talk about one another, the sometimes fine line between showing concern and doing damage, and the difficulty of knowing the true obligations of friendship Gossip Beth Gutcheon "Did you know that the origin of the word gossip in English is 'god-sibling'? It's the talk between people who are godparents to the same child, people who have a legitimate loving interest in the person they talk about. It's talk that weaves a net of support and connection beneath the people you want to protect." Loviah "Lovie" French owns a small, high-end dress shop on Manhattan's Upper East Side. Renowned for her taste and discretion, Lovie is the one to whom certain women turn when they need "just the thing" for major life eventse"baptisms and balls, weddings and funeralse"or when they just want to dish in the dressing room. Among the people who depend on Lovie's confidence are her two best friends since boarding school: Dinah Wainwright and Avis Metcalf. Outspoken and brimming with confidence, Dinah made a name for herself as a columnist covering the doings of New York's wealthiest and most fabulous. Shy, proper Avis, in many ways Dinah's opposite, rose to prominence in the art world with her quiet manners, hard work, and precise judgment. Despite the deep affection they both feel for Lovie, they have been more or less a contemporary,contemporary women,fiction,interpersonal relations,literary,literature and fiction,mystery thriller and suspense,psychology,relationships,self-help Psychology, HarperCollins Publishers<

ISBN: 006193142X

A gifted storyteller...her characters are intelligent, brave, and witty...human and real." --Susan Isaacs, New York Times Book Review The critically acclaimed author of Good-bye and Amen … Mehr…

A gifted storyteller...her characters are intelligent, brave, and witty...human and real." --Susan Isaacs, New York Times Book Review The critically acclaimed author of Good-bye and Amen , Leeway Cottage , and More Than You Know , Beth Gutcheon returns with Gossip , a sharply perceptive and emotionally resonant novel about the power of knowing things about others, the consequences of rumor, and the unexpected price of friendship. A story set among the rich, famous, and well-dressed of Manhattan's Upper East Side, Gossip is a bravura display of this exceptional author's breathtaking talents, addressing important themes of motherhood, friendship, and fidelity. Every reader who admires the strong, character-driven women's fiction of Sue Miller, Alice Hoffman, Elizabeth Berg, and Kaye Gibbons should lend an ear to Beth Gutcheon's Gossip . contemporary,contemporary women,fiction,interpersonal relations,literary,literature and fiction,mystery thriller and suspense,psychology,relationships,self-help Psychology, HarperCollins Publishers<

ISBN: 9780061931420

The critically acclaimed author of "Good-bye and Amen, Leeway Cottage," and "More Than You Know" returns with a sharply perceptive and emotionally resonant novel about the power of knowin… Mehr…

The critically acclaimed author of "Good-bye and Amen, Leeway Cottage," and "More Than You Know" returns with a sharply perceptive and emotionally resonant novel about the power of knowing things about others, the consequences of rumor, and the unexpected price of friendship. Media >, [PU: Harper & Row; Collins; HarperCollins]<

2012, ISBN: 9780061931420

Hardcover, This is a used book in good condition and may show some signs of use or wear., Good in good dust jacket., [PU: William Morrow]