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Maria Semple
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Where'd You Go, Bernadette
— published 2012 — 34 editions |
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This One is Mine
— published 2008 — 5 editions |
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Donde Estas, Bernadette
— expected publication 2013 |
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I am loving this book so much. It's like a magical teleportation device that takes me, totally engrossed, all the way from Clinton-Washington to 59th St. The last two times I've made the trip with this book, I glanced up just once to check my prog...
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A modern day Anna Karenina full of fabulous houses, people and celebrities. While it's a difficult task to create pity for people with fabulous lives, Maria Semple does a great job. Perfect airport reading for your holiday journeys.
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“My heart started racing, not the bad kind of heart racing, like I'm going to die. But the good kind of heart racing, like, Hello, can I help you with something? If not, please step aside because I'm about to kick the shit out of life.”
― Maria Semple, Where'd You Go, Bernadette
― Maria Semple, Where'd You Go, Bernadette
“That's right,' she told the girls. 'You are bored. And I'm going to let you in on a little secret about life. You think it's boring now? Well, it only gets more boring. The sooner you learn it's on you to make life interesting, the better off you'll be.”
― Maria Semple, Where'd You Go, Bernadette
― Maria Semple, Where'd You Go, Bernadette
“This is why you must love life: one day you're offering up your social security number to the Russian Mafia; two weeks later you're using the word calve as a verb.”
― Maria Semple, Where'd You Go, Bernadette
― Maria Semple, Where'd You Go, Bernadette
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| The Seasonal Read...: Best of the Fall 2012 Challenge | 36 | 174 | Dec 16, 2012 08:50am | |
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