A Big Storm Knocked It Over
 

A Big Storm Knocked It Over

by Laurie Colwin

In a Big Storm Knocked It Over, acclaimed author Laurie Colwin explores marriage, friendship, motherhood, and careers as experienced by a cast of endearing idiosyncratic Manhattanites.  At once a hilarious social commentary and an insightful, sophisticated modern romance, A Big Storm Knocked It Over will stand as a living tribute to one of contemporary fiction's most original voice.
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I find this to be Colwin's most mature and engaging novel. Its description of motherhood, informed by Colwin's own experience of becoming a parent in midlife, resonates strongly with me: "Motherhood is like a storm, a seizure; it is like weather."

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