Mail - Softcover

Medwed, Mameve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0446673757 ISBN 13: 9780446673754

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing, 1998

Synopsis

Katinka O'Toole is desperately smitten by the postman's charming smile. Despite wearing Dior dresses to attract him, the affections of a corporate lawyer and her mother's advice and his dodgy past, she continues to hope that romance will flourish.

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Review:

Mameve Medwed knows the neurotic, crazy-imagination mind of the freelance writer: the mornings spent toiling over first and second and third drafts, with an ear ever tuned toward the creak of the mailbox, only to find yet another batch of returned manuscripts. If this scenario sounds familiar, then you'll probably find comfort from Medwed's new first novel, Mail, an amusing send-up of the writer's life. Our heroine, Katinka O'Toole, is the ex-wife of a Joyce scholar (once her professor at Harvard, naturally) who sends off a steady stream of short stories from her rented Cambridge apartment. She's obsessed not only with the mail; she's in love with the mailman. An entertaining read, and a good gift for the mother who doesn't understand why you don't just meet a nice lawyer and settle down already.

About the Author:

Mameve Medwed has written short stories in addition to her other novel, Mail. She is married with two sons, and teaches fiction writing in Cambridge, Mass

About this edition

• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0446673757
• ISBN 13: 9780446673754
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320