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Love Warps the Mind a Little
John Dufresne
W. W. Norton & Company
January 2008
On Sale: January 17, 2008
320 pages
ISBN: 0393330958
EAN: 9780393330953
Hardcover
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Reissues of three favorite novels by “a generous and lyric
storyteller” (San Francisco Chronicle) known for his
tragicomic voice and unforgettable characters. 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.
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