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Ladies' Lunch

a novella & other stories
By Lore Segal
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Ladies' Lunch by Lore Segal offers a witty and poignant exploration of friendship and ageing. Over a series of lunches, a group of women discuss life's challenges, including relationships, careers, and family dynamics. The narrative delves into their personal stories, creating a heartfelt tapestry of human connection and resilience.
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You might enjoy this book if you appreciate character-driven stories that explore friendships and the nuances of human relationships over shared meals. It weaves together humour and poignancy, bringing depth to everyday interactions and the complexities of ageing, love, and life transitions.

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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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Book Details

INFORMATION

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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