The Pursuit of Alice Thrift
Author: Elinor Lipman
The stunning new novel from Elinor Lipman, the sparkling comic writer praised by Maggie O’Farrell as ‘Hilarious. Imagine, if you can, a cross between Philip Roth and Melissa Bank. ‘Poor Alice Thrift: book-smart but people-hopeless. Alice graduated second in her class at medical school, but hospital life is proving quite a challenge. Evaluations describe her performance as….Read More
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