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Book Review of Larry's Party

Larry's Party
Larry's Party
Author: Carol Shields
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Audio Cassette
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COMPLETE & UNABRIDGED - 8.5 hours on 8 cassette tapes.

Collector's Edition in Clam-shell Case.

From the back cover:
Meet Larry Weller, an ordinary guy made extraordinary by his creator's perception, irony, and tenderness. In episodes between 1977 and 1997, we follow Larry, a floral designer, as he journeys from youth into middle age, through two marriages and divorces, stumbing toward the millennium and adapting to society's changing expectations of men. All the while, we witness his deepening passion for garden mazes -- structures strangely reminiscent of life itself, with their teasing treachery and promise of reward. With sharp wit and unerring poignancy, Carol Shields captures the odyssey of a Canadian Everyman at the end of our century.