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Book Lover (Paperback)
Jennifer Kaufman, Karen Mack
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One woman's passion for books and search for romance lie at the
heart of this touching and funny novel about literature and longing
in Los Angeles. 'Women do different things when they're depressed.
Some smoke, others drink, some call their therapists, some
eat...And I do what I have always done - go off on a book bender
that can last for days.' Whenever she's in crisis - her marriage
ends, her career stalls, her fantasy man shows signs of human
frailty - Dora (named after Eudora Welty) escapes into not one, not
two, but a carefully selected stack of books, shutting the door on
the outside world until she emerges from her book binge strong
enough to face her problems. Books have always been her saving
grace, sheltering her during a difficult childhood and arming her
with lessons and epigrams that are right for nearly every
situation. But life is more complicated than a-book-a-day, and
people - like her ex-alcoholic mother and judgmental sister -
aren't as compliant as beloved characters in a novel... Whether
she's being seduced by a quotation-quipping Quixote, or explaining
death to a child by reading from 'Charlotte's Web', Dora is
Every-reader, and her charming story, shot through with humour and
humanity, will delight anyone who's ever sought solace in the pages
of a book.
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