{"product_id":"minus-me-isbn-9781643856438","title":"Minus Me","description":"\u003cb\u003eHer life turned upside down by a grim diagnosis, a small-town Maine woman sets about writing a \"How To\" life manual for her handsome yet hapless husband in a novel Elinor Lipman (\u003ci\u003eGood Riddance\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOn Turpentine Lane\u003c\/i\u003e) calls \"smart, funny-quirky, and so very satisfying.\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnnie and her devoted but comically incompetent childhood sweetheart Sam are the owners and operators of Annie's, a gourmet sandwich shop, home to the legendary Paul Bunyan Special Sandwich--their \"nutritionally challenged continual source of income and marital harmony and local fame.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut into their mostly charmed marriage comes the scary medical diagnosis for Annie--and the overwhelming challenge of finding a way to help Sam go on without her. Annie decides to leave Sam step-by-step instructions for a future without her, and considers her own replacement in his heart and their bed.Her best-laid plans grind to a halt with the unexpected appearance of Ursula, Annie's Manhattan diva of a mother, who brings her own brand of chaos and disruption into their lives.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMinus Me is a poignant and hilarious novel about the bonds of marriage, the burdens of maternal love, and the courage to face mortality, \"with an ending readers will cherish (Caroline Leavitt, \u003ci\u003ePictures of You\u003c\/i\u003e).\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Medwed's lovely novel of marriage, motherhood, love and loss is so real that at times it feels like non-fiction. It's a timely reminder that in the worst of times, we sometimes rediscover the very best of ourselves.\" --Jodi Picoult, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Spark of Light\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eMinus Me\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\"[A] bright and poignant story.\"\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Medwed’s appealing characters make \u003ci\u003eMinus Me\u003c\/i\u003e a thoughtful story about the promises that family members make to one another, about what it truly means to live, and about what people hope to pass on after they die.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eForeword Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Impressively original, deftly crafted, emotionally elegant, and downright comedic.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eMidwest Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Medwed’s lovely novel of marriage, motherhood, love and loss is so...A timely reminder that in the worst of times, we sometimes rediscover the very best of ourselves.” \u003cbr\u003e—Jodi Picoult, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eA Spark of Light\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A profoundly warm and intimate novel about what it means to try to manage the tumult in our life—and the life of a loved one...Sprightly and absolutely delightful with an ending readers will cherish.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Caroline Leavitt, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003ePictures of You\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“A delightful romp of a novel....Surely this is the feel good book of the year!\u003cbr\u003e—Ann Hood, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eThe Book That Matters Most\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eMinus Me\u003c\/i\u003e is a charming and hopeful story about love and destiny...about the family you have and the family you choose in the mouth-watering milieu of a gourmet sandwich shop...A perfect read to escape the world.\" \u003cbr\u003e—Miriam Parker, author of\u003ci\u003e The Shortest Way Home\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"So much to love! \u003ci\u003eMinus Me \u003c\/i\u003eis vintage Medwed: smart, funny-quirky, and so very satisfying.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Elinor Lipman, author of \u003ci\u003eGood Riddance\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOn Turpentine Lane\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\"Medwed writes with heart and charm, warmth and wisdom. She knows how to evoke laughter and tears, balance the joys and the challenges of the complicated relationships she describes, and bring to life an entire Maine town.\"\u003cbr\u003e—Stephen McCauley, author of \u003ci\u003eMy Ex-Life\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e“Witty and charming from start to finish.”\u003cbr\u003e—Jill McCorkle, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHieroglyphics\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eHow Elizabeth Barrett Browning Saved My Life\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“An adventure to which Jane Austen might have raised a celebratory glass of port...A whole lot of fun.”\u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eKirkus\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Charming and funny without being precious, Abby’s a thoroughly believable character.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e, starred review\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Don’t be deceived by Medwed’s light touch and irrepressible sense of humor... a canny writer with a distinctive voice.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eOf Men and Their Mothers\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e“The mother-in-law...Does she still have any power left after decades of pummeling? In Mameve Medwed’s new novel, ‘Of Men and Their Mothers,’ she certainly does. Ina Pollack, Maisie Grey’s loathsome ex-mother-in-law, can raise the reader’s pulse with a single phone call.” \u003cbr\u003e—\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003eBorn in Maine and named for two grandmothers, Mamie and Eva (pronounced May-Meeve), Bangor's \"other\" writer (after Stephen King), \u003cb\u003eMameve Medwed\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of five novels, \u003ci\u003eMail, Host Family, The End of an Error, How Elizabeth Barrett Browning Saved My Life.\u003c\/i\u003e (2007 Massachusetts Book Award Honors in Fiction) and\u003ci\u003e Of Men and Their Mothers\u003c\/i\u003e. She has published essays in three anthologies: \u003ci\u003eHow to Spell Chanukah \u003c\/i\u003e(Algonquin), \u003ci\u003eMy Bookstore\u003c\/i\u003e (Black Dog and Leventhal) and \u003ci\u003eWhat My Mother Gave Me \u003c\/i\u003e(Algonquin). Her short stories, essays, and book reviews have appeared in, among others, the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, Gourmet, Yankee, Redbook, Playgirl, The Boston Globe, Ascent, The Missouri Review, Confrontation, Newsday\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e The Washington Post.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts.","brand":"Alcove Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46301001089253,"sku":"NP9781643856438","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781643856438.jpg?v=1767732764","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/minus-me-isbn-9781643856438","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}