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Ladies' Lunch
a novella & other stories
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Ladies' Lunch
Five old friends meet to muse on life after ninety. Join their table
Five old friends meet to muse on life after ninety. Join their table
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Five close friends in their 90s meet— as they have for decades— for their monthly 'ladies lunch', to puzzle, and laugh at, the enigmas and affronts of ageing. When one of their number is placed unhappily in a home, the others conspire to spring her.
Lore Segal's witty, yet poignant, short story, Ladies' Lunch, appeared in the New Yorker in 2017, when she herself turned ninety. It was followed by four New Yorker sequels. For this sparkling collection, Segal returns to her group of erudite, sharp-minded nonagenarians in Upper Manhattan, offering startling insights into friendship and mortality.
In the book's Other Stories, Segal includes tales from her acclaimed and prizewinning oeuvre to illuminate the hinterland of her characters— one of whom, like her, was a Kindertransport refugee.
Beautifully crafted and profound, these stories distil the spirit of one of America's great authors to show us what a long life might bring.
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Ladies' Lunch is praised for its insightful and keen observation of life and human emotions. Lore Segal blends everyday details with poignant human experiences, providing a narrative that is both tough and humorous. Her writing is recognised for its depth and wit, offering a compelling blend of sadness and comedy. Segal is esteemed as a wise literary figure who captures the intricacies of emotion with her striking prose.
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ISBN: 9781914502033
Publisher: Sort of Books
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 09 March 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Sort of Books
Edition: Main
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 16.0mm
Width: 126.0mm
Height: 196.0mm
Weight: 195g
Pages: 160
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About the Author
Lore Segal (b. Vienna 1928) is a renowned American author. She won an American Academy Award (for Her First American), the O. Henry Award and was nominated for a Pulitzer. She remains a regular contributor to the New Yorker. Her novel Other People's Houses (1964) was published by Sort of Books in 2018.
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