description: A series of vignettes dating back to 1977 capture the poignant, hilarious, and moving highlights in the life of Larry Weller, a simple man with two overwhelming passions: designing garden mazes and finding out what it means to be a good man. Carol Shields, the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning The Stone Diaries, invites us to peek into Larry's marriages, divorces, and friendships to discover how the joys and sorrows of everyday life add up to something immensely important. Read by the author. Running time: Approximately 6 hours.
language: English
title: Larry's Party
titlecomplete: Larry's Party
characters: Larry Weller
genres: 20th Century, Literature, Literary Fiction, Novels, Adult, Fiction, Adult Fiction, Canadian Literature, Canada, Contemporary
ratings_count: 8708
places: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Chicago, Illinois, Toronto, Ontario
awards: awardedAt: 883641600000
name: Orange Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Scotiabank Giller Prize
publisher: Books on Tape