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The Man in the Window - (Nancy Pearl Presents a Book Lust Rediscovery) by Jon Cohen (Paperback)

The Man in the Window - (Nancy Pearl Presents a Book Lust Rediscovery) by  Jon Cohen (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>A poignant, darkly comic novel by the author of Max Lakeman and the Beautiful Stranger. A disfigured man stays in the safety of his parents' house for 16 years--until a fateful accident causes him to meet the woman who changes his life. "A gentle romantic fantasy of piercing and eccentric beauty".--Boston Globe. Optioned for a film by Scott Rudin (Flatliners).<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>"An off-beat love story...alternately deeply moving and laugh-aloud funny." --<i>Good Housekeeping</i> <p>"Jon Cohen conjures magic, weaving a gentle romantic fantasy of piercing and eccentric beauty." --<i>Boston Globe</i> <p>Since he was disfigured in a fire sixteen years ago, recluse Louis Malone has remained hidden from the prying eyes of his neighbors in the small town of Waverly. <p>Across town, Iris Shula, a lonely and unlovely nurse knows, at thirty-seven, it is unlikely that her Prince Charming will ever appear. But Iris is about to learn how wrong she is. <p>When Louis accidently falls out of his second story window these two kindred souls are brought together. What unfolds is a most unlikely love story. One that will make you laugh and that will break--and remake--your heart. <p>Book Lust Rediscoveries is a series devoted to reprinting some of the best (and now out of print) novels originally published from 1960 to 2000. Each book is personally selected by NPR commentator and <i>Book Lust</i> author Nancy Pearl and includes an introduction by her, as well as discussion questions for book groups and a list of recommended further reading.<p>

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