{"product_id":"ladies-lunch-and-other-stories-lore-segal-paperback","title":"Ladies' Lunch: And Other Stories -- Lore Segal, Paperback","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"For almost six decades Segal has quietly produced some of the best fiction and essays in American literature...\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBeloved \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e writer Lore Segal, at 95-years-old, is a national treasure. Working at the height of her powers, in this story collection she turns her gimlet eye and compassionate humor on aging and life in the slow lane. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom the master of the short short comes a collection of 16 new stories featuring old friends who have loved and lunched together for over 40 years. These erudite, sharp-minded nonagenarians offer startling insights into friendship, family and aging. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eCan the group organize a visit to one of their number in her new, and detested, assisted living situation? Is this a fabulous party with old friends, or a funeral reception? And does who was sleeping with whom, way back when, still matter? \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn story after story, Segal's voice is always hilarious and urbane, heartbreaking and profound, keen and utterly unsentimental, as she tackles aging's affronts.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Lore Segal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Melville House Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/26\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.58w x 0.19d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781685891015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/01\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/18\/2023","brand":"Segal, Lore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45719922671844,"sku":"9781685891015","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0611\/9587\/8628\/files\/71aaqkVat-L.jpg?v=1729116735","url":"https:\/\/bookandmortar.com\/products\/ladies-lunch-and-other-stories-lore-segal-paperback","provider":"BookandMortar","version":"1.0","type":"link"}