The release date for the English version of 'Ms. Demeanor' by
Elinor Lipman is Jan 2023. If you enjoy this novel, it is available for buy as a paperback from Barnes & Noble or Indigo, as an ebook on the Amazon Kindle store, or as an audiobook on Audible.
A tasty and clever tale of love under house imprisonment from one of America's most well-known modern authors
Jane Morgan is a respected partner in her legal practice. That is, until her nosy neighbor, equipped with binoculars, saw her having sex on the roof of her Manhattan apartment building. A punitive judge convicts her to six months of house arrest and calls the police. Life seemed hopeless for Jane, who is stranded at home and without a job. Indeed, her twin sister offers assistance and counsel, primarily of an unwanted nature. Jane befriends Perry Salisbury, a fellow white-collar felon, after a doorman reveals that she isn't the only occupant wearing an ankle monitor. She finds that her neighbor, who has a less refined past than her 9-1-1 snitching suggests, is still around as she attempts to adjust to life inside her apartment. Why are the police at Jane's door once more? Is there a benefit to her house arrest? Does a pair of wrongs equal a right?
Yes, delightfully, in the hands of "an inspired alchemist who converts serious subject into humor" (New York Times Book Review).
"Ms. Demeanor is an absolute joy to be around. It is, of course. What book by Elinor Lipman isn't?"--Author of Empire Falls and Chances Are Richard Russo...
"Who knew house arrest could be enjoyable and seductive? Not until I read Ms. Demeanor, however. This lighthearted, captivating book, written with Elinor Lipman's trademark charm and humor, follows the tale of two individuals who make the best of their shared captivity."--Tom Perrotta, Tracy Flick's New York Times bestselling author Unable to Win
In order to survive after a neighbor's complaint about consensual al fresco sex results in house arrest and a suspended driver's license, Jane has to cook for another tenant who has been placed under house arrest (could this be a match made in confinement?) and work out the whys and hows of her enigmatic accuser. As sparkling as prosecco and as deeply satisfying and delicious as a five-star meal, Lipman's novel cooks up a feast of joys filled with food, family, romance, and mystery."--Caroline Leavitt, With or Without You author and New York Times bestselling author