Jon Cohen

Man in the Window the Jon Cohen

Brief Description: Includes a Reader's Guide with discussion questions. Brief Description: Since he was disfigured in a fire sixteen years ago, recluse Louis Malone has remained hidden from the prying eyes of his neighbors in the small town of Waverly. Across town, Iris Shula, a lonely and unlovely nurse, knows at thirty-seven it is unlikely that her Prince Charming will ever appear. But Iris is about to learn how wrong she is. When Louis accidentally falls out of his second-story window, these two kindred souls are brought together. What unfolds is a most unlikely love story. One that will make you laugh and that will break--and remake--your heart. Marc Notes: Includes a Reader's Guide with discussion questions.; Since he was disfigured in a fire sixteen years ago, recluse Louis Malone has remained hidden from the prying eyes of his neighbors in the small town of Waverly. Across town, Iris Shula, a lonely and unlovely nurse, knows at thirty-seven it is unlikely that her Prince Charming will ever appear. But Iris is about to learn how wrong she is. When Louis accidentally falls out of his second-story window, these two kindred souls are brought together. What unfolds is a most unlikely love story. One that will make you laugh and that will break--and remake--your heart. Publisher Marketing: An off-beat love story alternately deeply moving and laugh-aloud funny. "Good Housekeeping" Jon Cohen conjures magic, weaving a gentle romantic fantasy of piercing and eccentric beauty. "Boston Globe" Since he was disfigured in a fire sixteen years ago, recluse Louis Malone has remained hidden from the prying eyes of his neighbors in the small town of Waverly. Across town, Iris Shula, a lonely and unlovely nurse knows, at thirty-seven, it is unlikely that her Prince Charming will ever appear. But Iris is about to learn how wrong she is. When Louis accidently falls out of his second story window these two kindred souls are brought together. What unfolds is a most unlikely love story. One that will make you laugh and that will break and remake your heart. Book Lust Rediscoveries is a series devoted to reprinting some of the best (and now out of print) novels originally published from 1960 to 2000. Each book is personally selected by NPR commentator and Book Lust author Nancy Pearl and includes an introduction by her, as well as discussion questions for book groups and a list of recommended further reading." Review Citations:

Booklist 01/15/1992 pg. 907 (EAN 9780446515344, Hardcover)

Library Journal 01/01/1992 (EAN 9780446515344, Hardcover)

Contributor Bio:  Cohen, Jon Jon Cohen is the author of "Shots in the Dark" and "Coming to Term". He is a correspondent at the internationally renowned "Science" magazine and has also written for "The Atlantic", "The New Yorker", "The New York Times Magazine", "The Washington Post", "Discover", "Smithsonian", and "Slate". He lives in Cardiff-by-the-Sea, California.