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The Pink Suit

May 5, 2014

pink suit

The pink suit is both the description of the outfit worn by Jacqueline Kennedy when her husband was assassinated and the name of Nicole Mary Kelby’s new novel, The Pink Suit. The novel traces the ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1960s, book clubs, fashion, historical fiction, Little Brown and Company, New York City, women

Beauty: A Novel

March 14, 2014

beauty

  Beauty is Frederick Dillen’s new novel and in it we meet Carol McLean, who spent her teen years helping neighborhood boys find parts for their beat-up cars but grows up to work for a private equity ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, literary, midlife, Simon & Schuster, women

The Blazing World

March 10, 2014

blazing world

  Sometimes all it takes is a name and the die is cast. For Harriet Burden, the fact that her father called her Harry from a young age felt like a challenge; one that she grabs onto with all the ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: art, book clubs, contemporary life, Simon & Schuster, women

What I Need When I Read

August 14, 2013

What I need to Read

When I read Claire Messud’s The Woman Upstairs I loved it. The protagonist was a middle-age, single woman who was angry about a lot of life. For some this anger was off-putting and there were ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: chick lit, Knopf, women

Happy Any Day Now

August 7, 2013

happy any day now

  Happy Any Day Now begins with the approach of Judith Soo Jin Raphael’s fiftieth birthday and in addition to the normal aging nerves, she is dealing with the return of her college love (who dumped ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary life, cultural, NAL, women

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