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My (Not So) Perfect Life

January 20, 2017

my not so perfect

  Oh, happy day! Sophie Kinsella is back and she still has her fingers on the pulse of the twenty-something woman (and the older women who often like reading about them). To anyone who knows me, ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Bantam, chick lit, contemporary life

The Swans of Fifth Avenue by Melanie Benjamin

October 24, 2016

swans

Wonderful news, kittens, one of my 5 star, favorite novels of 2016 comes out in paperback tomorrow! The Swans of Fifth Avenue is fabulously divine reading about Truman Capote, 1950s Manhattan and ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1960s, Bantam, historical fiction, Manhattan, wealth

Wedding Night

July 19, 2013

Wedding Night

  It may be the weather, it may be work, and it may be the kids. There are any number of reasons a woman needs outrageous fiction to take her away (because, honey, Calgon is not going to cut it). ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Bantam, chick lit

The Great Work of Your Life

September 26, 2012

great work

If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you; if you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you.  The Great Work of Your Life ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: Bantam, self-help, spirituality

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