A Big Storm Knocked it Over: W&N Essentials

"Laurie Colwin was utterly fearless in writing about happiness. . . . The novel makes the idea of happy endings for decent people seem entirely plausible, almost inevitable—no small feat for a writer these days and no small pleasure for a reader." — New York Times
“I would love. . . to start a Colwin renaissance.” — Elin Hilderbrand, on NPR’s “All Things Considered”
"From the first sentence of A Big Storm Knocked It Over, beguiling words and an engaging ambience combine to seduce us." — Washington Post Book World
"Laurie Colwin's last and most touching work." — Boston Globe
“Laurie Colwin’s beautiful final book, A Big Storm Knocked It Over, is funny and moving and rich with complicated happiness-a love story for anyone who tends to overthink things, a comic novel about trying to find a place in the world.” — Maile Meloy, author of Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It
“I’ve read and re-read every book by Laurie Colwin. Acutely observed, beautifully written, witty, and profound—each one is a delight.” — Gretchen Rubin, author of Happier at Home and The Happiness Project