The Inn at Lake Devine, Elinor Lipman
The Inn at Lake Devine, Elinor Lipman
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The Inn at Lake Devine

Author: Elinor Lipman

Narrator: Piper Goodeve

Unabridged: 7 hr 52 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 11/21/2023

Synopsis

It's 1962, and all across America barriers are collapsing. But when Natalie Marx's mother inquires about summer accommodations in Vermont, she gets the following reply: The Inn at Lake Devine is a family-owned resort, which has been in continuous operation since 1922. Our guests who feel most comfortable here, and return year after year, are Gentiles. For twelve-year-old Natalie, who has a stubborn sense of justice, the words are not a rebuff but an infuriating, irresistible challenge. In this beguiling novel, Elinor Lipman charts her heroine's fixation with a small bastion of genteel anti-Semitism, a fixation that will have wildly unexpected consequences on her romantic life. As Natalie tries to enter the world that has excluded her—and succeeds through the sheerest of accidents—The Inn at Lake Devine becomes a delightful and provocative romantic comedy full of sparkling social mischief.

About Elinor Lipman

Elinor Lipman is the author of ten novels, including The View from Penthouse B and The Inn at Lake Devine; one essay collection, I Can't Complain; and Tweet Land of Liberty: Irreverent Rhymes from the Political Circus. She lives in Massachusetts and New York City.

About Piper Goodeve

Piper Goodeve is an Audie and Earphones award-winning narrator who has recorded more than three hundred titles. When not narrating, she enjoys acting and has appeared Off-Broadway and at regional theaters across the country. A proud member of SAG-AFTRA, Actors Equity, and Canadian Equity, she graduated from NYU, studied at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and holds an MFA in Acting from Brown University/Trinity Rep.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Lisa on March 05, 2017

This book was a very satisfying read. This is a wonderful, almost a comedy of manners, coming of age story. The author shows remarkable perspicacity regarding intergenerational conflict, bigotry, cultural differences, and the eras of the 1960s and 1970s. And I must say I’m always a sucker for any go......more

Goodreads review by Raina on December 30, 2010

Few novels manage to combine humor and sadness the way this one does. It touches on anti-Semitism without being heavy-handed, and brings a varied cast of characters to a new understanding of themselves and others. Lipman has a quirky sense of humor and sets up a wonderful premise here in an interest......more

Goodreads review by Ginny on March 31, 2008

This was a quick read, and an enjoyable one! When Natalie’s mother inquires about rentals at an inn on a New England lake, she receives an icily polite response making it clear that, as Jews, they will not be comfortable at this resort. Teenage Natalie, fresh from her first reading of Anne Frank's d......more

Goodreads review by Trin on December 03, 2022

Possibly the best piece of "chick lit" ever written. (Or, okay, my favorite.) The characters all have depth, and the plot is incredibly engaging. Lipman deals with real issues—life, death, love, anti-Semitism, and cookery—and does a fantastic job evoking the atmosphere of Vermont in the '60s and '70......more

Goodreads review by Holly on January 05, 2022

A fun, fast paced, easy read. My kind of “beach read”. It’s about what your parents may think, cooking, boutique hotels, and romance. Takes place in up state New York, Massachusetts, and Vermont in the 60’s and 70’s. This book roped me in and kept my attention throughout. Definitely a fictional tale......more

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