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The Pleasure of My Company

Steve Martin

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The Pleasure of My Company

by Steve Martin
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The Pleasure of My Company
The Pleasure of My Company

Poignant tale of love and peculiar mindscapes.

If you appreciate a journey through the intricacies of the human mind wrapped in warmth and humor, "The Pleasure of My Company" could be a delightful pick. This novel gently paints the portrait of a lovable protagonist navigating the challenges of his own quirks and the quest for connection. It's a read that could leave you with both a chuckle and a profound sense of empathy.

  • Grammy Award Nominee for Best Spoken Word Album (2005)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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by Steve Martin
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ISBN: 9780786869213
Author: Steve Martin
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Date of Publication: 2003-10-01
Format: Hardcover
Related Collections: Literary Fiction, Contemporary
Goodreads rating: 3.79
(rated by 16463 readers)

Description

Celebrated comedian and actor Steve Martin follows his critically acclaimed first novella, Shopgirl, with this endearing tale of a lonely, tic-ridden man who is transformed by the miracle of love from a passive spectator to an active participant in life. A slave to his obsessive-compulsive disorder, Daniel Pecan Cambridge is a young recluse whose lonely, pathologically structured existence is unexpectedly turned around by Clarissa, a psychiatry student and social worker who's been studying his complex peculiarities. When her abusive ex-husband tries to take away her son, Teddy, Daniel steps in to protect the boy. From this single, uncharacteristic moment of courage and involvement, Daniel soon grows to care deeply for Clarissa and Teddy, until they both become an essential part of his life.
 

Poignant tale of love and peculiar mindscapes.

If you appreciate a journey through the intricacies of the human mind wrapped in warmth and humor, "The Pleasure of My Company" could be a delightful pick. This novel gently paints the portrait of a lovable protagonist navigating the challenges of his own quirks and the quest for connection. It's a read that could leave you with both a chuckle and a profound sense of empathy.

  • Grammy Award Nominee for Best Spoken Word Album (2005)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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