by Laurie Colwin · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782746706569
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«Famille, tracas et Cie.» is the novel by Laurie Colwin, published by Editions Autrement in paperback (253 pages, in French).
Jane Louise, a forty-year-old Jewish New Yorker, marries Teddy, from a large New England family. Life as a couple and creative work do not free her from existential questions, and contact with their families leads her to rely on friends. Supporting characters such as Sven, Dira or Teddy's mother complete the portrait of a superficial America.
Published in 2005. Original title: A Big Storm Knocked It Over. French translation by Anne Berton.
For readers of contemporary fiction looking for portraits of relationships, family and urban characters.
Laurie Colwin was an American writer who wrote five novels, three collections of short stories and two volumes of essays and recipes. She was known for her portrayals of New York society and her food columns in Gourmet magazine. In 2012, the James Beard Foundation inducted her into its Cookbook Hall of Fame.
