{"product_id":"farrell-covington-and-the-limits-of-style-hardcover","title":"Farrell Covington and the Limits of Style - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003ePaul Rudnick\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A case study in elegant, honest tragicomedy...by the genuinely hilarious Paul Rudnick\" (Gary Shteyngart, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author) that follows \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003ethe decades-long, rule-breaking romance between the son of one of America's wealthiest families and a middle-class aspiring author.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDevastatingly handsome and insanely rich, Farrell Covington is capable of anything and impossible to resist. He's a clear-eyed romantic, an aesthete but not a snob, self-indulgent yet wildly generous. As the son of one of the country's most powerful and deeply conservative families, the world could be his. But when he falls for Nate Reminger, an aspiring writer from a nice Jewish family in Piscataway, New Jersey, the results are passionate and catastrophic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTogether, the two embark on a unique romance that spans half a century. They are inseparable--except for the many years when they are apart. Moving from the ivy-covered bastion of Yale to New York City, Los Angeles, and eventually all over the world, Farrell and Nate experience the tremendous upheaval and social change of the last fifty years. From the freedom of gay life in 1970s Manhattan to the Hollywood closet, the AIDS epidemic, and the profound strides of the LGBTQ+ movement, this witty and moving novel shows how the world changes around us while we're busy doing other things. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten with \"engaging wit, side-eyed perceptiveness, and barbed elan\" (Michael Chabon), this modern classic proves that style has its limits, love does not.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePaul Rudnick is the author of\u003ci\u003e What Is Wrong With You?\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eFarrell Covington and the Limits of Style. \u003c\/i\u003eHis plays have been produced on and off Broadway and include \u003ci\u003eJeffrey\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eI Hate Hamlet\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRegrets Only\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New Century\u003c\/i\u003e. He is the author of eight books, and he's a frequent contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e; his writing has also appeared in \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair\u003c\/i\u003e, and more. His screenplays include \u003ci\u003eAddams Family Values\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eCoastal Elites\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn \u0026amp; Out\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSister Act\u003c\/i\u003e, and the film adaptation of \u003ci\u003eJeffrey\u003c\/i\u003e. Find out more at PaulRudnick.com and follow him on X at PaulRudnickNY.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 9.1 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 06, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52585223946533,"sku":"9781668004678","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0987\/2487\/2485\/files\/SHixNnQofr9781668004678.webp?v=1781599806","url":"https:\/\/c4lhome.com\/products\/farrell-covington-and-the-limits-of-style-hardcover","provider":" Companion for Life Five Home","version":"1.0","type":"link"}