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Launch Party for "Lovesick"

Aug.13.2009

Join novelist Alex Wellen as he fetes the launch of his new novel Lovesick, a tale of love, pharmacy, and geriatric gangsters.

Some coverage of the book:

Gwyneth Paltrow picks Lovesick as a must-read summer book: the book "pull[s] back the curtain on what men really think about getting married."

Mary Roach, author of Stiff and Bonk: "I love this book with a fondness that I have not felt since 'The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time' or the last airing of 'It's a Wonderful Life.' It's warm and funny and true, and I did not want it to end."

San Francisco Chronicle: "Alex Wellen's engagement story is such a doozy, he lifted it frame by frame for his romantic, laugh-out-loud-funny first novel, Lovesick."

Larry King, host of CNN's Larry King Live: Lovesick is a fresh, funny look at the rocky road to real love and a happy marriage. Read Lovesick. You’ll feel better about everything!!"

Po Bronson, author of NurtureShock: "Packed into this inventive, hilarious tale of small-town domestic realism is a parable for our times."

Publisher's Weekly: "Part mystery, part romance and part screwball comedy, this novel keeps its varied elements from spinning out of control with a fresh, confident voice."

Published Reviews

Aug.06.2009
Published by San Francisco Chronicle
Every married couple remembers who popped the question and when. Alex Wellen's engagement story is such a doozy, he lifted it frame by frame for his romantic, laugh-out-loud-funny...