'Silver Linings Playbook' Scribe Reflects on Roots
The film adaptation of Matthew Quick's novel is nominated for eight Oscars. The former Collingswood man ruminates on literary success, competing with yourself and why the Philadelphia Eagles need new uniforms.
COLLINGSWOOD, NJ -- Matthew Quick had a tenured teaching gig at Haddonfield Memorial High School. His wife, Alicia Bessette, was a professor at Bryn Mawr. The job security was great, but long hours started to drive the pair apart. To save their relationship, they abandoned the stability of their traditional careers to travel and take a chance on writing. Today both are published authors. Quick’s debut novel, The Silver Linings Playbook, was sold as a movie property before it was ever published. The movie version quickly took the cinema world by fire, garnering eight Oscar nominations, including one for Jennifer Lawrence, widely considered a front runner in the best actress category. Quick lived in Collingswood for a time while beginning …
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Robb C. Sewell
6:47 pm on Sunday, February 24, 2013
Q is one of the most approachable scribes I've ever met. We met him (and his lovely wife Alicia) weeks before we moved here in December 2010. Q and Alicia were selling/signing their books at an event at Yogawood. I bought Q's "Sorta Like a Rock Star," which I read in about 2-3 days. One of the most heartfelt, compelling, and beautiful novels I've ever read. Collingswood is proud to count Q as one… more ›