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Informationen zum Autor Lolette Kuby is the author of Out of Cleveland and An Uncommon Poet for the Common Man: A Study of Philip Larkin's Poetry . She lives in Toronto, Ontario. Klappentext Offbeat characters! sexual proclivities of seniors! and acerbic comments on the publishing world are the backdrop to this story of a working woman's quirky quest for love. Sylvia Weisler is under contract with a small publisher to write a nonfiction book about personals advertising. Focusing on the middle-aged and older group who tend to utilize print media! she places a wanted ad for a man "of average height! well-muscled . . . with more body hair than a baby's behind but less than a gorilla." Through a variety of interviews! Sylvia accumulates material for her book--only to discover that some of these characters have become enmeshed in the plot! as well as in her private life. Raunchy! intellectual! and utterly charming! this quick-witted tale takes aim at contemporary mating practices! middle-class values! and marriage for love as the glue of society.
