The Pursuit of Alice Thrift - Meet poor Alice Thrift, surgical intern in a Boston hospital, high of I.Q. but low in social graces. She doesnt mean to be acerbic, clinical, or painfully precise, but where was she the day they taught Bedside Manner 101? Into Alices workaholic and romantically challenged life comes Ray Russo, a purveyor of fairground fudge, in need of rhinoplasty and well-heeled companionship, not necessarily in that order. Is he a con man or a sincere suitor? Good guy or bad? His well-engineered cruise into carnal waters introduces Alice to a new and baffling concept, chemistryand not of the organic kind. Is it possible for a woman of science to cure her own loneliness in the unsuitable arms of a parental nightmare? Luckily, Leo Frawley, R.N., who has a high threshold for Alices left-footed people skills, and Sylvie Schwartz, M.D., fellow resident and woman of the world, take on the task of guiding Alice through the narrow straits of her own no-rapport zone. Almost nobody writes serious entertainment with more panache, said the Chicago Tribune of Elinor Lipman. Now comes the novel Publishers Weekly is calling surely her best to date...a triumph...a book you cant put down. The Pursuit of Alice Thrift showcases a rare and generous talent at the top of her witty, irresistible form.


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 ⚡️Book Title : The Pursuit of Alice Thrift
⚡Book Author : Elinor Lipman
⚡Page : 288 pages
⚡Published June 17th 2003 by Random House (first published January 1st 2003)

The Pursuit of Alice Thrift

Meet poor Alice Thrift, surgical intern in a Boston hospital, high of I.Q. but low in social graces. She doesnt mean to be acerbic, clinical, or painfully precise, but where was she the day they taught Bedside Manner 101? Into Alices workaholic and romantically challenged life comes Ray Russo, a purveyor of fairground fudge, in need of rhinoplasty and well-heeled companionship, not necessarily in that order. Is he a con man or a sincere suitor? Good guy or bad? His well-engineered cruise into carnal waters introduces Alice to a new and baffling concept, chemistryand not of the organic kind. Is it possible for a woman of science to cure her own loneliness in the unsuitable arms of a parental nightmare? Luckily, Leo Frawley, R.N., who has a high threshold for Alices left-footed people skills, and Sylvie Schwartz, M.D., fellow resident and woman of the world, take on the task of guiding Alice through the narrow straits of her own no-rapport zone. Almost nobody writes serious entertainment with more panache, said the Chicago Tribune of Elinor Lipman. Now comes the novel Publishers Weekly is calling surely her best to date...a triumph...a book you cant put down. The Pursuit of Alice Thrift showcases a rare and generous talent at the top of her witty, irresistible form.