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Rules for Visiting: A Novel

March 29, 2023

visiting

May Attaway is given a monthlong sabbatical from her job as a gardener at a local university. At 39 she worries about her lack of relationships so decides to split the month into four non-consecutive ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, friendship, women

Stalled: Mini-Reviews

July 5, 2019

stalled

In the past I’ve done a feature called It’s Not You It’s Me to indicate books I didn’t enjoy but that I believe other readers might like. Today is a bit different because in those cases I finished the ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Fiction Tagged: essays, literary, Russia

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