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One for My Baby

by Tony Parsons · 2000

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From the bestselling author of Man and Boyand Man and Wifecomes the charming story of a widower who doesn't believe you get a second chance at love. Full of biting social commentary and overwhelming emotion, One for My Babyis a warm and witty novel of love, family, sex, and Tai Chi.

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Returning to London from Hong Kong after a brief, idyllic marriage ends in tragedy, Alfie Budd finds his world collapsing. Believing his chance for love has passed, he takes comfort in fleeting affairs with his students at Churchill's Language School while watching his parents' marriage, his grandmother's health, and his career ambitions rapidly deteriorate. But then Alfie meets two people who help him to start healing: the old Chinese man he sees practicing Tai Chi in the park every morning and a single mother who needs Alfie's help in completing her education. Soon, our bereft widower is learning much more than Tai Chi and falling for one student above all others. But can Alfie give up meaningless sex for a meaningful relationship? And how much room in our hearts do we really have for love?

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romanceromanceMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of thishumorhumorMore like thisLess of thiswomen’s fictionwomen’s fictionMore like thisLess of this
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2000s2000sMore like thisLess of thisLondonLondonMore like thisLess of thisEnglandEnglandMore like thisLess of thisBritishBritishMore like thisLess of thisIndonesiaIndonesiaMore like thisLess of this
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adult
Length
medium · 352 pages

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