Billy Delielle and Francis Clemens are happily married-just not to each other. Another Marvelous Thing is the story of their affair from its fabulous inception to its inevitable end. Billy and Francis couldn't be more different in age, background and disposition, and their whirlwind romance, perfectly captured in Cowin-esque frank and funny style, is firm proof that opposites really do attract. In interconnected stories, Colwin deftly reveals each character's point of view and examines, in razor-ship detail, the "marvelous" and messy glory of modern romance and the curious desires of the heart. Laurie Colwin is the author of five novels-Happy All the Time; Family Happiness; Goodbye Without Leaving; A Big Storm Knocked It Over; and Shine On, Bright and Dangerous Object-three collections of short stories-Passion and Affect; The Lone Pilgrim; and Another Marvelous Thing-and two collections of essays, Home Cooking and More Home Cooking. Colwin died in 1992.
