The Inn at Lake Devine
By Elinor Lipman
- Release Date: 1999-04-27
- Genre: Family Fiction & Literature
Description
This "tale of delicious revenge" (USA Today) is also "a punchy little comedy of manners.... Think Jane Austen in the Catskills" (Chicago Tribune).
It's 1962 and all across America barriers are collapsing. But when Natalie Marx's mother inquires about summer accommodations in Vermont, she gets the following reply: The Inn at Lake Devine is a family-owned resort, which has been in continuous operation since 1922. Our guests who feel most comfortable here, and return year after year, are Gentiles. For twelve-year-old Natalie, who has a stubborn sense of justice, the words are not a rebuff but an infuriating, irresistible challenge.
In this beguiling novel, Elinor Lipman charts her heroine's fixation with a small bastion of genteel anti-Semitism, a fixation that will have wildly unexpected consequences on her romantic life. As Natalie tries to enter the world that has excluded her—and succeeds through the sheerest of accidents—The Inn at Lake Devine becomes a delightful and provocative romantic comedy full of sparkling social mischief.
Reviews
The Inn at Lake Devine
5By Siesta BloomThis is one of the best book I have ever read and I give it my highest recommendation! Funny, touching, fantastic story, and characters,I wish I knew! Enjoy!The Inn at Lake Devine
5By Peyton LakeLoved this book! Found Elinor Lipman to be charming and witty. I would laugh out loud at some of her passages! This book was an unexpected treasure and I was sorry when it ended. I've read two other of her books and am going to buy a third one.