Lipman's books look as if they must be 'guilty pleasure' books, but I swear they're good--Lipman has a singular voice and dry sense of humor. They're in a class of books that is hard to come by--maybe not 'literary fiction' but fun: well-written keen studies of people. Though I and others might argue that they are 'literary fiction'! If only the covers didn't scream 'chick lit'... ( )

This novel is amusing enough but ultimately unsatisfying. The characters, who are all in great need of making fundamental life changes, do not change at all, or else they change so slowly that the novel ends before their fates become clear. I ended up wanting more of some characters, particularly the three sisters who form the centerpiece of the novel, and less of others, particularly the “ladies’ man’s” girlfriend stranded back in California. The whole book felt a little askew, trying to say something but not quite succeeding. Disappointing. ( )

I do like Eleanor Lipman. This book is about Harvey Nash, who returns to Boston three decades after standing his fiance up at their engagement party. He does not get the welcome he seeks from her, or her two sisters. Snide and funny. ( )

Harvey Nash skipped out on his own engagement party. Thirty years later, Nash drops in on his former (almost) bride-to-be to see what has transpired in the intervening years. Clever plot. ( )

I like Lipman's work in general, but this novel didn't work for me. I couldn't manufacture any interestin the main character at all, and I really didn't want to spend any time with him.