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Editorial blurb labels it as a "comic" novel, but despite some comic elements, this novel is far from this genre. It is more a drama, that a comic work of art, as the protagonist(s) both find a romantic affair where and with whom they did not expected. I will not provide too many details so that I will not mark my review as containing spoilers, but I will add just that the overall message of this novel is that love has no boundaries, when it comes to age or even our own paradigms or stereotypes.
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This book follow two threads; that of Fred, a young, available professor, and Vinnie, a spinster professor. they both embark on sabbaticals to a university in England. Though they both find love, they find very different kinds of love. This is an old Pulitzer prize winner; it seems very light in compared to other winners I have read. The book is well written and enjoyable, giving a good synopsis og English culture and personalities.
