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LOVE SICK by Frances Kuffel

July 1, 2014

A FRANK, MORDANT MIDLIFE memoir of searching for all kinds of love past age 50. Eloquent even in bitterness. SOLID B

Grade: SOLID B

LOVE SICK: A MEMOIR OF SEARCHING FOR MR. GOOD ENOUGH
Penguin/Berkley
2014

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I SEE YOU MADE AN EFFORT by Annabelle Gurwitch

April 25, 2014

CHATTY, CATTY HUMOR targets the stresses and anxieties of midlife, middle-class moms. Wry, but warmhearted! SOLID B

Grade: SOLID B

I SEE YOU MADE AN EFFORT: COMPLIMENTS, INDIGNITIES, AND SURVIVAL STORIES FROM THE EDGE OF 50
Blue Rider Press
2014

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NEW LIFE, NO INSTRUCTIONS by Gail Caldwell

April 15, 2014

THOUGHTS ON FACING LIFE challenges–from hip replacement to the joy of a new dog–with grace. Charming, wry. B PLUS

NEW LIFE, NO INSTRUCTIONS
Random House
2014

Grade: B PLUS

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GLITTER AND GLUE by Kelly Corrigan

April 10, 2014

A WRITER REDISCOVERS HER mother’s virtues in challenging times. Lovely, loving memoir is both sweet and wry. B PLUS

GLITTER AND GLUE
Ballantine Books
2014

Grade: B PLUS

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SEE ME NAKED, by Amy Frykholm

March 7, 2012

THOUGHTFUL COLLECTION OF people’s true stories about reconciling their sexuality with their Christian beliefs.

Grade: B PLUS

SEE ME NAKED: STORIES OF SEXUAL EXILE IN AMERICAN CHRISTIANITY
Beacon Press
2011

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