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Lam, Vincent Headmaster's Wager 2013 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1064033. ISBN #0307986489 / 9780307986481. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Lam, Vincent Headmaster's Wager 2013 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1064033. ISBN #0307986489 / 9780307986481. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Percival Chen is the headmaster of the most respected English academy in 1960s Saigon and is well accustomed to bribing a forever-changing list of government officials in order to maintain the elite status of his school. Fiercely proud of his Chinese heritage, he is quick to spot the business opportunities rife in a divided country, though he also harbors a weakness for gambling haunts and the women who frequent them. He devotedly ignores all news of the fighting that swirls around him, choosing instead to read the faces of his opponents at high-stakes mahjong tables. But when his only son gets in trouble with the Vietnamese authorities, Percival faces the limits of his connections and wealth and is forced to send him away. In the loneliness that follows, Percival finds solace in Jacqueline, a beautiful woman of mixed French and Vietnamese heritage whom he is able to confide in. But as the complexities of war encroach further into his world, he must confront the tragedy of all he has refused to see. Now with Extra Libris material, including a reader s guide and bonus content
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Lamb, Wally Hour I First Believed 2008 hardcover. First Edition. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1121875. ISBN #0060393491 / 9780060393496. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Lamb, Wally Hour I First Believed 2008 hardcover. First Edition. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1121875. ISBN #0060393491 / 9780060393496. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary When high school teacher Caelum Quirk and his wife, Maureen, a school nurse, move to Littleton, Colorado, they both get jobs at Columbine High School. In April 1999, while Caelum is away, Maureen finds herself in the library at Columbine, cowering in a cabinet and expecting to be killed. Miraculously, she survives, but at a cost: she is unable to recover from the trauma. When Caelum and Maureen flee to an illusion of safety on the Quirk family's Connecticut farm, they discover that the effects of chaos are not easily put right, and further tragedy ensues.
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Lamb, Wally We Are Water 2013 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1122934. ISBN #0061941026 / 9780061941023. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Lamb, Wally We Are Water 2013 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1122934. ISBN #0061941026 / 9780061941023. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary We Are Water is a disquieting and ultimately uplifting novel about a marriage, a family, and human resilience in the face of tragedy, from Wally Lamb, the New York Times bestselling author of The Hour I First Believed and I Know This Much Is True . After 27 years of marriage and three children, Anna Oh wife, mother, outsider artist has fallen in love with Viveca, the wealthy Manhattan art dealer who orchestrated her success. They plan to wed in the Oh family s hometown of Three Rivers in Connecticut. But the wedding provokes some very mixed reactions and opens a Pandora s Box of toxic secrets dark and painful truths that have festered below the surface of the Ohs lives. We Are Water is a layered portrait of marriage, family, and the inexorable need for understanding and connection, told in the alternating voices of the Ohs nonconformist, Anna; her ex-husband, Orion, a psychologist; Ariane, the do-gooder daughter, and her twin, Andrew, the rebellious only son; and free-spirited Marissa, the youngest. It is also a portrait of modern America, exploring issues of class, changing social mores, the legacy of racial violence, and the nature of creativity and art. With humor and compassion, Wally Lamb brilliantly captures the essence of human experience and the ways in which we search for love and meaning in our lives.
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Lamott, Anne Crooked Little Heart 1998 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1104327. ISBN #0385491808 / 9780385491808. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Lamott, Anne Crooked Little Heart 1998 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1104327. ISBN #0385491808 / 9780385491808. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary With the same winning combination of humor and honesty that marked her recent nonfiction bestsellers, Operating Instructions and Bird by Bird, Anne Lamott's new novel gives us an exuberant, richly absorbing portrait of a family for whom the joys and sorrows of everyday life are magnified under the glare of the unexpected. Rosie Ferguson, in the first bloom of young womanhood, is obsessed with tournament tennis. Her mother is a recovering alcoholic still grieving the death of her first husband; her stepfather, a struggling writer, is wrestling with his own demons. And now Rosie finds that her athletic gifts, once a source of triumph and escape, place her in peril, as a shadowy man who stalks her from the bleachers seems to be developing an obsession of his own...
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Lamott, Anne Hard Laughter North Point Press 1979 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1110112. ISBN #0865472807 / 9780865472808. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Lamott, Anne Hard Laughter North Point Press 1979 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1110112. ISBN #0865472807 / 9780865472808. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Anne Lamott's poignant first novel, reissued in an attractive new edition. Writer and sometime housecleaner Jennifer is twenty-three when her beloved father, Wallace, is diagnosed with a brain tumor. This catastrophic discovery sets off Anne Lamott's unexpectedly sweet and funny first novel, which is made dramatic not so much by Wallace's illness as by the emotional wake it sweeps under Jen and her brothers, self-contained Ben and feckless, lovable Randy. With characteristic affection and accuracy, Lamott sketches this offbeat family and their nearest and dearest as they draw ever closer in the intimacy Jen prizes "among the other estimable things: good music, good hard laughter, good sex, good industry, and good books."
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Lamott, Anne Hard Laughter: A Novel North Point Press hardcover. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1130765. ISBN #0865472807 / 9780865472808. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Lamott, Anne Imperfect Birds 2011 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1104702. ISBN #1594485046 / 9781594485046. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Lamott, Anne Imperfect Birds 2011 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1104702. ISBN #1594485046 / 9781594485046. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary A powerful and redemptive novel of love and family-from the beloved bestselling author. Seventeen-year-old Rosie Ferguson is smart, athletic, and beautiful- everything her mother, Elizabeth, and stepfather, James, hoped she would be. But as the school year draws to a close, there are disturbing signs that the well-adjusted teenage life that Rosie claims to be leading is a sham. Slowly and painfully, Elizabeth and James are forced to confront the fact that Rosie has been lying to them-and that her deceptions have profound consequences for them all. Imperfect Birds is Anne Lamott's most honest and heartrending novel, exploring our human quest for connection and salvation as it exposes the traps that life-and we-set for ourselves.
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Lamott, Anne Rosie Penguin Books 1997 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1133663. ISBN #0140264795 / 9780140264791. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Lamott, Anne Rosie Penguin Books 1997 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1133663. ISBN #0140264795 / 9780140264791. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary From the New York Times bestselling author of Help, Thanks, Wow ; Small Mercies ; and Stitches , a wise and witty novel about motherhood. Look out for Anne's next book, Hallelujah Anyway , coming in 2017. In Anne Lamott s wise and witty novel, the growing pains of motherhood are portrayed with rare humor and honesty. If Elizabeth Ferguson had her way, she d spend her days savoring good books, cooking great meals, and waiting for the love of her life to walk in the door. But it s not a man she s waiting for, it s her daughter, Rosie her wild-haired, smart-mouthed, and wise-beyond-her-years alter ego. With Rosie around, the days aren t quite so long, but Elizabeth can t keep the realities of the world at bay, and try as she might, she can t shield Rosie from its dangers or mysteries. As Rosie grows older and more curious, Elizabeth must find a way to nurture her extraordinary daughter even if it means growing up herself.
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Lamott, Anne Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts On Faith 2000 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1094360. ISBN #0385496095 / 9780385496094. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Lamott, Anne Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts On Faith 2000 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1094360. ISBN #0385496095 / 9780385496094. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Anne Lamott claims the two best prayers she knows are: "Help me, help me, help me" and "Thank you, thank you, thank you." She has a friend whose morning prayer each day is "Whatever," and whose evening prayer is "Oh, well." Anne thinks of Jesus as "Casper the friendly savior" and describes God as "one crafty mother." Despite--or because of--her irreverence, faith is a natural subject for Anne Lamott. Since Operating Instructions and Bird by Bird , her fans have been waiting for her to write the book that explained how she came to the big-hearted, grateful, generous faith that she so often alluded to in her two earlier nonfiction books. The people in Anne Lamott's real life are like beloved characters in a favorite series for her readers--her friend Pammy, her son, Sam, and the many funny and wise folks who attend her church are all familiar. And Traveling Mercies is a welcome return to those lives, as well as an introduction to new companions Lamott treats with the same candor, insight, and tenderness. Lamott's faith isn't about easy answers, which is part of what endears her to believers as well as nonbelievers. Against all odds, she came to believe in God and then, even more miraculously, in herself. As she puts it, "My coming to faith did not start with a leap but rather a series of staggers." At once tough, personal, affectionate, wise, and very funny, Traveling Mercies tells in exuberant detail how Anne Lamott learned to shine the light of faith on the darkest part of ordinary life, exposing surprising pockets of meaning and hope.
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LaMure, Pierre Clair De Lune hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1133912. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Lanchester, John Mr Phillips 2000 hardcover. First Edition. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1067629. ISBN #0399146040 / 9780399146046. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Lanchester, John Mr Phillips 2000 hardcover. First Edition. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1067629. ISBN #0399146040 / 9780399146046. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The triumphant return of John Lanchester, whose debut novel, The Debt to Pleasure , won the hearts of booksellers, readers, and reviewers across America. Mr Phillips wakes on the morning of July 31 in his modest, nearly mortgage-free home, in the bed he has contentedly shared with his wife of thirty years though to be honest, at night he lies beside her and dreams of other women , ready to face another ordinary day. Except that for Mr Phillips, it is not an ordinary day, for on Friday, July 28, he was summarily sacked. Nonetheless, he rises at his usual hour and prepares himself as he has done his entire working life for the office he no longer has. This is the story of one day in the life of a decent man who only forty-eight hours before knew exactly who and what he was--husband and father, accountant, home-owner, son--and who on this day wonders who and what he can become. With his eye for the telling detail, his ear for the commonplaces of speech that make us who we are, his sympathy for the very ordinariness that sets us each apart, John Lanchester has created a jewel of a novel: From common clay, he has given us gold. He has been called "a writer whose gifts border on the demonic" Michael Upchurch, Chicago Tribune , and his first novel, The Debt to Pleasure , was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Award, winner of the Whitbred Best First Novel Award, a New York Times Notable Book, and a national bestseller.
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Landis, Dylan Rainey Royal SOHO 2014 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1149829. ISBN #1616954523 / 9781616954529. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Landvik, Lorna Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons 2004 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1090349. ISBN #0345442822 / 9780345442826. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Landvik, Lorna Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons 2004 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1090349. ISBN #0345442822 / 9780345442826. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The women of Freesia Court are convinced that there is nothing good coffee, delectable desserts, and a strong shoulder can t fix. Laughter is the glue that holds them together the foundation of a book group they call AHEB Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons , an unofficial club that becomes much more. It becomes a lifeline. Holding on through forty eventful years, there s Faith, a lonely mother of twins who harbors a terrible secret that has condemned her to living a lie; big, beautiful Audrey, the resident sex queen who knows that with good posture and an attitude you can get away with anything; Merit, the shy doctor s wife with the face of an angel and the private hell of an abusive husband; Kari, a wise woman with a wonderful laugh who knows the greatest gifts appear after life s fiercest storms; and finally, Slip, a tiny spitfire of a woman who isn t afraid to look trouble straight in the eye. This stalwart group of friends depicts a special slice of American life, of stay-at-home days and new careers, of children and grandchildren, of bold beginnings and second chances, in which the power of forgiveness, understanding, and the perfectly timed giggle fit is the CPR that mends broken hearts and shattered dreams.
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Landvik, Lorna Oh My Stars 2006 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1090391. ISBN #0345468368 / 9780345468369. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Landvik, Lorna Oh My Stars 2006 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1090391. ISBN #0345468368 / 9780345468369. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary I am convinced that at birth the cake is already baked. Nurture is the nuts or frosting, but if you re a spice cake, you re a spice cake, and nothing is going to change you into an angel food. Tall, slender Violet Mathers is growing up in the Great Depression, which could just as well define her state of mind. Abandoned by her mother as a child, mistreated by her father, and teased by her schoolmates Hey, Olive Oyl, where s Popeye? , the lonely girl finds solace in artistic pursuits. Only when she s hired by the town s sole feminist to work the night shift in the local thread factory does Violet come into her name, and bloom. Accepted by her co-workers, the teenager enters the happiest phase of her life, until a terrible accident causes her to retreat once again into her lonely shell. Realizing that she has only one clear choice, Violet boards a bus heading west to California. But when the bus crashes in North Dakota, it seems that Fate is having another cruel laugh at Violet s expense. This time though, Violet laughs back. She and her fellow passengers are rescued by two men: Austin Sykes, whom Violet is certain is the blackest man to ever set foot on the North Dakota prairie, and Kjel Hedstrom, who inspires feelings Violet never before has felt. Kjel and Austin are musicians whose sound is like no other, and with pluck, verve, and wit, Violet becomes part of their quest to make a new kind of music together. Oh My Stars is Lorna Landvik s most ambitious novel yet, with a cast of characters whose travails and triumphs you ll long remember. It is a tale of love and hope, bigotry and betrayal, loss and discovery as Violet, who s always considered herself a minor character in her own life story, emerges as a heroine you ll laugh with, cry with, and, most important, cheer for all the way. From
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Landvik, Lorna Tall Pine Polka Ballantine Books 2001 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1147500. ISBN #0449003701 / 9780449003701. (keywords: HUMOR FICTION FEMALE FRIENDSHIP) (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Landvik, Lorna Welcome To The Great Mysterious paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1111723. ISBN #0345442741 / 9780345442741. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Landvik, Lorna Welcome to the Great Mysterious Ballantine Books 2002 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1147499. ISBN #0345442741 / 9780345442741. (keywords: FICTION) (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Lane, Johanna Black Lake: A Novel Little, Brown and Company 2014 hardcover. First Edition. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1130747. ISBN #0316228834 / 9780316228831. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Lane, Johanna Black Lake: A Novel Little, Brown and Company 2014 hardcover. First Edition. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1130747. ISBN #0316228834 / 9780316228831. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary A debut novel about a family losing grip of its legacy: a majestic house on the cliffs of Ireland. The Campbells have lived happily at Dulough--an idyllic, rambling estate isolated on the Irish seaside--for generations. But upkeep has drained the family coffers, and so John Campbell must be bold: to keep Dulough, he will open its doors to the public as a museum. He and his wife, daughter, and son will move from the luxury of the big house to a dank, small caretaker's cottage. The upheaval strains the already tenuous threads that bind the family and, when a tragic accident befalls them, long-simmering resentments and unanswered yearnings surface. As each character is given a turn to speak, their voices tell a complicated, fascinating story about what happens when the upstairs becomes the downstairs, and what legacy is left when family secrets are revealed.
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Langer, Adam The Salinger Contract Open Road Media 2013 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1095178. ISBN #1453297944 / 9781453297940. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Langer, Adam The Salinger Contract Open Road Media 2013 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1095178. ISBN #1453297944 / 9781453297940. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary An enthralling literary mystery that connects some of the world s most famous authors from Norman Mailer and Truman Capote to B. Traven and J. D. Salinger to a sinister collector in Chicago Adam Langer, the narrator of this deft and wide-ranging novel by the author of the same name, tells the intertwining tales of two writers navigating a plot neither one of them could have ever imagined. There may be no other escape than to write their way out of it. Adam is a writer and stay-at-home dad in Bloomington, Indiana, drawn into an uneasy friendship with the charismatic and bestselling thriller author Conner Joyce. Conner is having trouble writing his next book, and when a menacing stranger approaches him with an odd and lucrative proposal, events quickly begin to spiral out of control. A novel of literary crimes and misdemeanors, The Salinger Contract will delight anyone who loves a fast-paced story told with humor, wit, and intrigue.
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Langer, Adam The Salinger Contract Open Road Media 2013 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1151992. ISBN #1453297944 / 9781453297940. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Langer, Adam The Salinger Contract Open Road Media 2013 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1151992. ISBN #1453297944 / 9781453297940. (filed under: Fiction ) *
stock image, actual book may vary An enthralling literary mystery that connects some of the world s most famous authors from Norman Mailer and Truman Capote to B. Traven and J. D. Salinger to a sinister collector in Chicago Adam Langer, the narrator of this deft and wide-ranging novel by the author of the same name, tells the intertwining tales of two writers navigating a plot neither one of them could have ever imagined. There may be no other escape than to write their way out of it. Adam is a writer and stay-at-home dad in Bloomington, Indiana, drawn into an uneasy friendship with the charismatic and bestselling thriller author Conner Joyce. Conner is having trouble writing his next book, and when a menacing stranger approaches him with an odd and lucrative proposal, events quickly begin to spiral out of control. A novel of literary crimes and misdemeanors, The Salinger Contract will delight anyone who loves a fast-paced story told with humor, wit, and intrigue.
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Lansens, Lori Girls 2006 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1077883. ISBN #0316069035 / 9780316069038. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Lansens, Lori Girls 2006 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1077883. ISBN #0316069035 / 9780316069038. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Meet Rose and Ruby: sisters, best friends, confidantes, and conjoined twins. Since their birth, Rose and Ruby Darlen have been known simply as "the girls." They make friends, fall in love, have jobs, love their parents, and follow their dreams. But the Darlens are special. Now nearing their 30th birthday, they are history's oldest craniopagus twins, joined at the head by a spot the size of a bread plate. When Rose, the bookish sister, sets out to write her autobiography, it inevitably becomes the story of her short but extraordinary life with Ruby, the beautiful one. From their awkward first steps--Ruby's arm curled around Rose's neck, her foreshortened legs wrapped around Rose's hips--to the friendships they gradually build for themselves in the small town of Leaford, this is the profoundly affecting chronicle of an incomparable life journey. As Rose and Ruby's story builds to an unforgettable conclusion, Lansens aims at the heart of human experience--the hardship of loss and struggles for independence, and the fundamental joy of simply living a life. This is a breathtaking novel, one that no reader will soon forget, a heartrending story of love between sisters.
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