About Laurie Colwin:
Laurie Colwin was a popular author of novels and short stories. Before her untimely death in October 1992, Colwin garnered a large following with her sparkling tales of love and family in the upper middle class.
Laurie Colwin was a popular author of novels and short stories. Before her untimely death in October 1992, Colwin garnered a large following with her sparkling tales of love and family in the upper middle class.
Dates:
(1944-1992)
(1944-1992)
Nationality:
American
American
Genre(s):
Novels; Stories; Essays
Novels; Stories; Essays
Notable Work:
Happy All the Time, 1978
Happy All the Time, 1978
Quotation:
"That family glaze of common references, jokes, events, calamities—that sense of a family being like a kitchen midden: layer upon layer of the things daily life is made of. The edifice that lovers build is by comparison delicate and one-dimensional."
from The Lone Pilgrim
"That family glaze of common references, jokes, events, calamities—that sense of a family being like a kitchen midden: layer upon layer of the things daily life is made of. The edifice that lovers build is by comparison delicate and one-dimensional."
from The Lone Pilgrim
