Finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor Ms. Demeanor is a complete and utter delight.
Of course it is. What Elinor Lipman novel isn't?-Richard Russo author of Empire Falls and
Chances Are . . . Who knew house arrest could be sexy and fun? Not me at least not until I
read Ms. Demeanor. Written with Elinor Lipman's signature wit and charm this breezy
engrossing novel tells the story of two people who make the most of their shared
confinement.-Tom Perrotta New York Times bestselling author of Tracy Flick Can't Win When a
neighbor's complaint about consensual al fresco sex turns into house arrest and a suspended
legal license Jane's recipe for survival involves cooking for another home-arrested tenant
(could this be a match made in confinement?) while trying to figure out the whys and hows of
her mysterious accuser. Filled with food family romance and intrigue Lipman's novel cooks up
a bounty of delights as sparkling as prosecco and as deeply satisfying and delicious as a
five-star meal.-Caroline Leavitt New York Times bestselling author of With or Without You From
one of America's most beloved contemporary novelists a delicious and witty story about love
under house arrest Jane Morgan is a valued member of her law firm-or was until a prudish
neighbor binoculars poised observes her having sex on the roof of her NYC apartment building.
Police are summoned and a punishing judge sentences her to six months of home confinement.
With Jane now jobless and rootless trapped at home life looks bleak. Yes her twin sister
provides support and advice but mostly of the unwelcome kind. When a doorman lets slip that
Jane isn't the only resident wearing an ankle monitor she strikes up a friendship with fellow
white-collar felon Perry Salisbury. As she tries to adapt to life within her apartment walls
she discovers she hasn't heard the end of that tattletale neighbor-whose past isn't as decorous
as her 9-1-1 snitching would suggest. Why are police knocking on Jane's door again? Can her
house arrest have a silver lining? Can two wrongs make a right? In the hands of an inspired
alchemist who converts serious subject into humor (New York Times Book Review)-yes
delightfully.
