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The Inn at Lake Devine
By: Elinor Lipman , Robert SilverbergeBook Publisher: Random House
Imprint: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
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Reader Review: Having read all of Elinor Lipman's previous works, I came to this one expecting a certain quality. Lipman maintains her deft touch of humorous realism, yet this latest novel falls a bit short of her others. Readers will quickly skim through this enjoyable read, but provoking thought, or even much emotion, is not high on this book's goals. This creates a disappointingly neutral distance between the reader and the main characters. The romance between Natalie and the youngest Berry boy is pleasant enough, but what happened to the romantic, undiscussed, tension between Natalie and his older brother? How did the Berry boys happen to never have picked up on their mother's anti-Semitism? And why the heck did Nelson even want to marry Robin "bland girl" Fife?!? These and many other questions arise during a reading of The Inn at Lake Devine. Unfortunately, though Lipman (and the reader, for that matter) clearly enjoys her story and characters, there are too many unanswered questions for this to be a completely absorbing, fulfilling read.
It was not complicated, and, as my mother pointed out, not even personal: They had a hotel; they didn't want Jews; we were Jews...It's the early 1960s and Natalie Marx is stunned when her mother inquires about vacation accommodations in Vermont and receives a response that says, "The Inn at Lake Devine is a family-owned resort, which has been in continuous operation since 1922. Our guests who feel most comfortable here, and return year after year, are Gentiles."
So begins Natalie's fixation with the Inn and the family who owns it. And when Natalie finagles an invitation to join a friend on vacation there, she sets herself upon a path that will inextricably link her adult life into this peculiar family and their once-restricted hotel.
The Inn at Lake Devine will enchant readers with the beguiling voice, elegant charm, and deft storytelling that have been hallmarks of Elinor Lipman's previous novels and have made her beloved by her fans. Her characters sparkle on the page and delight us with their wit and grace--even when anti-Semitism rears its head in Vermont and the tables are turned in the Catskills. Elinor Lipman is the undisputed master of the art of screwball comedy.
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| Release Date: 05-23-2012 | |
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Title: The Inn at Lake Devine May 24, 2012 Having read all of Elinor Lipman's previous works, I came to this one expecting a certain quality. Lipman maintains her deft touch of humorous realism, yet this latest novel falls a bit short of her others. Readers will quickly skim through this enjoyable read, but provoking thought, or even much emotion, is not high on this book's goals. This creates a disappointingly neutral distance between the reader and the main characters. The romance between Natalie and the youngest Berry boy is pleasant enough, but what happened to the romantic, undiscussed, tension between Natalie and his older brother? How did the Berry boys happen to never have picked up on their mother's anti-Semitism? And why the heck did Nelson even want to marry Robin "bland girl" Fife?!? These and many other questions arise during a reading of The Inn at Lake Devine. Unfortunately, though Lipman (and the reader, for that matter) clearly enjoys her story and characters, there are too many unanswered questions for this to be a completely absorbing, fulfilling read.
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Frothy comedy sparks interest, but little thought
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