Family Happiness by Laurie Colwin

Family Happiness

Laurie Colwin

272 pages • first pub 1982 (editions) user-added

fiction contemporary literary emotional funny reflective medium-paced
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Polly is a happy wife and mother from a remarkable strong and attractive family -- until one day she finds herself entagled in a completely unexpected, sweet, yet painful, love affair with a painter named Lincoln Bennett.\xa0 All of Polly's belief...

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Community Reviews

3.86
based on 268 reviews

Moods

emotional: 72%

reflective: 70%

funny: 45%

hopeful: 22%

sad: 22%

tense: 15%

challenging: 10%

lighthearted: 7%

dark: 5%

adventurous: 2%

inspiring: 2%

relaxing: 2%

Pace

53% of readers chose medium
46% of readers chose slow
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

3% of readers chose Plot
96% of readers chose Character
Plot
Character

Strong character development?

77% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
3% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

60% of readers chose Yes
25% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

3% of readers chose Yes
96% of readers chose No
Yes
No

Flaws of characters a main focus?

93% of readers chose Yes
6% of readers chose Complicated
Yes
Complicated

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