The Nowhere City

A Novel

Fiction & Literature, Family Life, Literary
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Author: Alison Lurie ISBN: 9781453271179
Publisher: Open Road Media Publication: November 13, 2012
Imprint: Open Road Media Language: English
Author: Alison Lurie
ISBN: 9781453271179
Publisher: Open Road Media
Publication: November 13, 2012
Imprint: Open Road Media
Language: English

In this “excellent” novel of “rare understanding” from a Pulitzer Prize–winning author, culture shock consumes a young Harvard couple in Los Angeles (The New York Times).

When his mentor at Harvard University suddenly leaves for Washington, Paul Cattleman finds himself adrift in the wilds of academia. After losing his fellowship, he is out of work and one thesis short of a PhD. Rather than doom his career by taking what he considers to be an unsuitable job, he finds a temporary position at the Nutting Research and Development Corporation in Los Angeles, a city whose superficial charms signal an adventure. He is ready to make the best of his year out west among the beatniks and Hollywood hippies. The only thing holding him back is his wife.

Katherine is a New Englander through and through, and as soon as she steps into the LA smog, she knows this transition will be a struggle. What Paul sees as fun, she considers vulgar. Bogged down by her allergies and crumbling marriage, she seeks out a shrink, who surprises and transforms her. While Los Angeles may be a cultural wasteland, this East Coast girl will find that West Coast pleasures can be quite a lot of fun.

The National Book Award–shortlisted author of *Foreign Affairs “*writes coolly and wickedly” of freedom and self-discovery in this witty novel (The New Yorker).

This ebook features an illustrated biography of Alison Lurie including rare images from the author’s collection.

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In this “excellent” novel of “rare understanding” from a Pulitzer Prize–winning author, culture shock consumes a young Harvard couple in Los Angeles (The New York Times).

When his mentor at Harvard University suddenly leaves for Washington, Paul Cattleman finds himself adrift in the wilds of academia. After losing his fellowship, he is out of work and one thesis short of a PhD. Rather than doom his career by taking what he considers to be an unsuitable job, he finds a temporary position at the Nutting Research and Development Corporation in Los Angeles, a city whose superficial charms signal an adventure. He is ready to make the best of his year out west among the beatniks and Hollywood hippies. The only thing holding him back is his wife.

Katherine is a New Englander through and through, and as soon as she steps into the LA smog, she knows this transition will be a struggle. What Paul sees as fun, she considers vulgar. Bogged down by her allergies and crumbling marriage, she seeks out a shrink, who surprises and transforms her. While Los Angeles may be a cultural wasteland, this East Coast girl will find that West Coast pleasures can be quite a lot of fun.

The National Book Award–shortlisted author of *Foreign Affairs “*writes coolly and wickedly” of freedom and self-discovery in this witty novel (The New Yorker).

This ebook features an illustrated biography of Alison Lurie including rare images from the author’s collection.

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