Synopsis from Amazon:
"The Orange Prize-winning novel of Larry Weller, a man who discovers the passion of his life in the ordered riotousness of Hampton Court's Maze. Larry and his naive young wife, Dorrie, spend their honeymoon in England. At Hampton Court Larry discovers a new passion. Perhaps his ever-growing obsession with mazes may help him find a way through the bewilderment deepening about him as -- through twenty years and two failed marriages -- he endeavours to understand his own needs. And those of friends, parents, lovers, a growing son. In LARRY'S PARTY Carol Shields presents an ironic odyssey through the life of modern man, from the late seventies through to 1997. The mundane is made magnificent by a perception which finds the drama in life's detail -- poignant, peculiar, or simply absurd."

What a wonderful book! I love the way Shields looks at the world and writes about everyday life with such warmth. I found the story both amusing and sombre. Why I had it sitting on my shelf for ten whole years unread I do not know. Now I can't wait to read her other works.

The book is on its way to bookmaniac70. Enjoy!

Thanks a lot for sending this book to me! I like very much this writer and am looking forward to start reading.

I liked and enjoyed the book very much! I agree with Annimanni that Shields has a talent to write about everyday life with warmth and understanding. In this novel we meet Larry Weller- an average,ordinary man,still living with his parents. Through chapters,constructed as snapshots of his life,we follow him in a period of 20 years. He marries,divorces,changes his job,marries and divorces again,passing through different stages of young and middle age. Carol Shields knows how to follow the subtle tiny movements of human heart. It`s one of the best books I have read in 2008.

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