The Ladies' Man

In my quest to read all thing Lipman, I just finished [b:The Ladies' Man 459335 The Ladies' Man Elinor Lipman https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1400877157l/459335.SY75.jpg 902700]. Let's just say that the main character is one of those guys you love to hate.The premise is that 30 years previous, Harvey Nash walked out on Adele Dobbins just before their engagement party. Then, he went to Hollywood, inverted his name (to Nash Harvey) and began writing jingles for commercials with questionable success.In fact, questionable pretty much described everything Nash does. He can pretty much lie his way into and out of everything. Even when the going gets tough, Nash has a story for that. But Adele's not buying, even when he returns to Boston to apologize for standing her up. I'm glad she's suspicious. More characters should be. The crazy jams the characters (added by wacky family members) encounter only moves the story forward at an hysterical pace. Again, Lipman has brought out what we all live through, then takes it to the next level. Can't wait to read her next one.