· Douglas Coupland Eleanor Rigby Bloomsbury Publishing 8/10 The subject of loneliness- especially in the context of romance or life in general- is not one that publishers like their authors to dwell on, especially in America, the land that gave birth to the “Hollywood ending.” Perhaps that is why it took a Canadian, Douglas Coupland, to [ ]. Eleanor Rigby is the story of Liz, a self-described drab, overweight, crabby, and friendless middle-aged woman, and her unlikely reunion with the charming and strange son she gave up for adoption. His arrival changes everything, and sets in motion a rapid-fire plot with all the twists and turns we expect of Coupland. By turns funny and heartbreaking, Eleanor Rigby is a fast-paced read and a. Eleanor Rigby. by Douglas Coupland. There’s a brief moment in Douglas Coupland’s latest novel when he draws the reader’s attention to some peonies, cool and white and beautiful, placed in a room. They’re a fitting flower for a Coupland novel; his latest could .
Douglas Coupland Eleanor Rigby Bloomsbury Publishing 8/10 The subject of loneliness- especially in the context of romance or life in general- is not one that publishers like their authors to dwell on, especially in America, the land that gave birth to the "Hollywood ending." Perhaps that is why it took a Canadian, Douglas Coupland, to [ ]. Eleanor Rigby|Douglas Coupland, Hakluytus Posthumus, or Purchas His Pilgrimes, Vol. 3: Contayning a History of the World in Sea Voyages and Lande Travells by Englishmen and Others (Classic Reprint)|Samuel Purchas, The Works of Thomas Gray: Letters. Journal of Tour in Italy|Norton Nicholls, Wines and Wineries of Victoria|James Halliday. Eleanor Rigby is a tale of loneliness and hope that introduces Douglas Coupland's finest character yet. Illuminated by a wonderfully gentle, searching wisdom, it sees Coupland ascend to a new level of peace and grace in his ever-more-extraordinary career. No library descriptions found.
Eleanor Rigby is the story of Liz, a self-described drab, overweight, crabby, and friendless middle-aged woman, and her unlikely reunion with the charming and strange son she gave up for adoption. His arrival changes everything, and sets in motion a rapid-fire plot with all the twists and turns we expect of Coupland. Eleanor Rigby is a novel by Douglas Coupland, about a lonely woman at ages 36 and The novel is written as a first-person narrative by the main character, Liz Dunn. Its title is derived from the song of the same name by the Beatles. Borrowing the title of the famous Beatles song about loneliness, Eleanor Rigby is a novel about a lonely woman named Liz Dunn. Author Douglas Coupland infuses the story with the same humor and.
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