![]() Elinor Lipman is the undisputed master of the art of screwball comedy. As Natalie tries to enter the world that has excluded herand succeeds through the sheerest of accidentsThe Inn at Lake Devine becomes a delightful and provocative romantic comedy full of sparkling social mischief. Her characters sparkle on the page and delight us with their wit and grace-even when anti-Semitism rears its head in Vermont and the tables are turned in the Catskills. The Inn at Lake Devine will enchant readers with the beguiling voice, elegant charm, and deft storytelling that have been hallmarks of Elinor Lipman's previous novels and have made her beloved by her fans. And when Natalie finagles an invitation to join a friend on vacation there, she sets herself upon a path that will inextricably link her adult life into this peculiar family and their once-restricted hotel. Our guests who feel most comfortable here, and return year after year, are Gentiles." So begins Natalie's fixation with the Inn and the family who owns it. ![]() It's the early 1960s and Natalie Marx is stunned when her mother inquires about vacation accommodations in Vermont and receives a response that says, "The Inn at Lake Devine is a family-owned resort, which has been in continuous operation since 1922. ![]() ![]() It was not complicated, and, as my mother pointed out, not even personal: They had a hotel they didn't want Jews we were Jews. ![]()
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