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HAPPILY EVER MADDER, by Stephanie McAfee

December 14, 2012

ROLLICKING COMIC NOVEL about the misadventures of a larger-than-life country girl in a snooty beach resort.

Grade: SOLID B

HAPPILY EVER MADDER
Penguin
2012

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GONE, by Cathi Hanauer

November 25, 2012

TALE OF AN UNRAVELING family has some truly lovely moments, but falls back too often on easy epiphanies.

Grade: B MINUS

GONE
Atria
2012

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SEMI-CHARMED LIFE, by Nora Zelevansky

November 18, 2012

DELIGHTFULLY OVER-THE-TOP chick-lit confection is also a satire of celebrity culture with a touch of magic!

Grade: B PLUS

SEMI-CHARMED LIFE
St. Martin's/Griffin
2012

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MISS ME WHEN I’M GONE, by Emily Arsenault

October 3, 2012

A WOMAN UNCOVERS THE secrets behind the death of her best friend, thanks to clues in her unfinished memoir.

Grade: SOLID B

MISS ME WHEN I'M GONE
HarperCollins
2012

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THE HYPNOTIST’S LOVE STORY, by Liane Moriarty

September 29, 2012

CHARMING AUSTRALIAN ROMANTIC comedy-drama takes on some tough issues of love and abandonment with grace.

Grade: B PLUS

THE HYPNOTIST'S LOVE STORY
Penguin/Amy Einhorn Books
2012

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THE AFTER WIFE, by Gigi Levangie Grazer

August 27, 2012

LIGHTHEARTED CHICK-LIT tone sits oddly with the “seeing ghosts” theme of this novel. Great LA details, though!

Grade: SOLID B

THE AFTER WIFE
Random House
2012

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A SURREY STATE OF AFFAIRS, by Ceri Radford

August 24, 2012

CHARMING COMIC NOVEL in blog form follows a sweet but dim English housewife through a crash course in reality.

Grade: SOLID B

A SURREY STATE OF AFFAIRS
Penguin Group/Pamela Dorman Books
2012

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THE UNRULY PASSIONS OF EUGENIE R., by Carole DeSanti

August 13, 2012

LUSH HISTORICAL NOVEL follows the career of a 19th century French courtesan, artists’ model, and survivor.

Grade: B PLUS

THE UNRULY PASSIONS OF EUGENIE R.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
2012

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SAVING RUTH, by Zoe Fishman

June 23, 2012

A COLLEGE STUDENT’S SUMMER vacation centers on family and personal crises in this smart, thoughtful novel.

Grade: SOLID B

SAVING RUTH
William Morrow
2012

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MORE LIKE HER, by Liza Palmer

June 11, 2012

THE SHOCKING DEATH of a colleague inspires a woman to rethink her life choices, take risks, open up to friends.

Grade: B PLUS

MORE LIKE HER
William Morrow
2012

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