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At once a hilarious social commentary and an insightful, sophisticated modern romance, A Big Storm Knocked It Over stands as a living tribute to one of contemporary fiction''s most original and beloved voices.

In her late thirties, book designer Jane Louise Parker has just married a man whose native decency leaves her almost breathless at her good fortune.

After the wedding, she returns to work at a small publishing house whose finances are in disarray. But Jane Louise still has difficulty thinking of herself as a grown-up. Alongside her best friend, Edie, Jane Louise patiently waits to become pregnant, wondering if a baby will provide a sense of rootedness that still seems to elude her.

And when that longed-for child arrives, it transforms the Parkers'' lives in a way that is as unexpected as it is rapturous.

A novel about trying to find a place in the world from the ultimate chronicler of the human heart, A Big Storm Knocked it Over offers a comic love story for overthinkers.

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      Publisher: Orion Publishing Co
      Publication Date: 11/6/2025
      ISBN13: 9781399614429, 978-1399614429
      ISBN10: 1399614428

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      At once a hilarious social commentary and an insightful, sophisticated modern romance, A Big Storm Knocked It Over stands as a living tribute to one of contemporary fiction''s most original and beloved voices.

      In her late thirties, book designer Jane Louise Parker has just married a man whose native decency leaves her almost breathless at her good fortune.

      After the wedding, she returns to work at a small publishing house whose finances are in disarray. But Jane Louise still has difficulty thinking of herself as a grown-up. Alongside her best friend, Edie, Jane Louise patiently waits to become pregnant, wondering if a baby will provide a sense of rootedness that still seems to elude her.

      And when that longed-for child arrives, it transforms the Parkers'' lives in a way that is as unexpected as it is rapturous.

      A novel about trying to find a place in the world from the ultimate chronicler of the human heart, A Big Storm Knocked it Over offers a comic love story for overthinkers.

      A W&N Essential

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