Monday, January 23, 2017

Laurie Frankel's "This Is How It Always Is," the movie

Featured at My Book, The Movie: This Is How It Always Is by Laurie Frankel.

The entry begins:
Listen, obviously Meryl Streep could play anyone — she’s the premier talent of her generation and all that — but after her comments at the Golden Globes this month and her plea that we use art for action and reaction, I’d give anything just to get This Is How It Always Is into her hands, never mind the fantasy I’m having that she cameo as the wry, smart, full-of-perspective, moral-heart-of-the-piece grandma. Please?

Otherwise, this is a book about a family with five kids so a great vehicle to introduce a bunch of talented newbies. The youngest child begins the story as a boy, transitions to being a girl, and...[read on]
Learn more about the book and author at Laurie Frankel's website.

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--Marshal Zeringue