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The Easy Way Out
- Author
- Stephen McCauley
- Narrator
- Josh Hurley
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date
- 30 May 2023
- Run Time
- 11 hours 41 minutes
- Format
- Audiobook
What to expect
Patrick O’Neil is a travel agent who never goes anywhere. His closest confidante, Sharon, is chain-smoking her way to singles hell, passing up man after man. His parents, proprietors of a suburban men’s store whose fortunes are sagging more visibly than its customers, can’t agree how best to interfere in their sons’ lives. And his lover, Arthur (a nice golden retriever of a guy to whom Patrick can’t quite commit), wants to cement their relationship by buying a house.
Then a call comes in the middle of another sleepless night. Tony, Patrick’s straight-as-an-arrow younger brother, has fallen in love with a beautiful lawyer who is turning him on to … opera.
Unfortunately, she’s not the woman he’s already pledged to marry. Tony’s life is a mess. Finally, the brothers have something in common.
Critics Review
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“An exhilarating, entertaining, smart novel. Vivid, quirky characters leap off the page.”
San Francisco Chronicle
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“An eloquent depiction of the compromises lovers and families make to keep relationships alive. ”
Publishers Weekly
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“Truly superb imagery and characterization help make this a great tale of family life in the 1990s, one that will make readers laugh and then question whether they’ve taken ‘the easy way out,’ too.”
Booklist
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“Funny, engaging…This light, easy read proves satisfying fare—thanks to deftly drawn characters and their real, if sometimes reluctant, affection for one another.”
Kirkus Reviews
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“McCauley’s (Insignificant Others, 2010, etc.) effervescent prose is full of wit and wisdom.”
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Details
- Author
- Stephen McCauley
- Narrator
- Josh Hurley
- Duration
- 11 hours 41 minutes
- Release Date
- 30 May 2023
- ISBN
- 9798212385558
- Format
- Audiobook
- Publisher
- Blackstone Publishing
- Genre
- Fiction: general and literary
Synopsis
Patrick O’Neil is a travel agent who never goes anywhere. His closest confidante, Sharon, is chain-smoking her way to singles hell, passing up man after man. His parents, proprietors of a suburban men’s store whose fortunes are sagging more visibly than its customers, can’t agree how best to interfere in their sons’ lives. And his lover, Arthur (a nice golden retriever of a guy to whom Patrick can’t quite commit), wants to cement their relationship by buying a house.Then a call comes in the middle of another sleepless night. Tony, Patrick’s straight-as-an-arrow younger brother, has fallen in love with a beautiful lawyer who is turning him on to … opera.Unfortunately, she’s not the woman he’s already pledged to marry. Tony’s life is a mess. Finally, the brothers have something in common.
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