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By the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning "Breathing Lessons", this is the tale of Jeremy Pauling, a 38-year-old bachelor who has never left home. The death of his mother leaves him in charge of a ramshackle boarding house and the arrival of a female lodger brings him a challenge he can't handle.
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18 editions · 3 languages- Other · English · 2012Penguin Random House · 288 pages · 9781446419069
- Other · English · 1996Fawcett Columbine · 276 pages · 9780449911808
- Other · English · 1996Vintage · 273 pages · 9780099480112
- Other · English · 1994Curley Large Print · 366 pages · 9780792719762
- Other · English · 1993Ivy Books · 248 pages · 9780804108881
- Other · English · 1990Pan · 273 pages · 9780330313599
FictionRomans, nouvellesBoardinghousesArtistsYoung womenAgoraphobiaMan-woman relationshipsPensions de famille