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  <name><![CDATA[Claire Cook]]></name>
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  <about><![CDATA[Claire Cook is the bestselling author of six novels, The Wildwater Walking Club, Summer Blowout, Life's a Beach, Multiple Choice, Ready to Fall, and Must Love Dogs, adapted for a major movie starring Diane Lane and John Cusack. 

&quot;The exuberant and charming Claire Cook (ask anyone who saw her at this spring's Tennessee Williams/New Orleans Literary Festival) is one of the sassiest and funniest creators of contemporary women's fiction.&quot; -Susan Larson of the Times-Picayune. 
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  <title><![CDATA[Must Love Dogs]]></title>
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  <published>2002</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Life's a Beach]]></title>
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  <title><![CDATA[Summer Blowout]]></title>
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  <published>2008</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[The Wildwater Walking Club]]></title>
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  <published>2009</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Multiple Choice]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Claire Cook]]></name>
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  <average_rating>2.92</average_rating>
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  <published>2005</published>  
  
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  <title><![CDATA[Ready to Fall: A Novel]]></title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Claire Cook]]></name>
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  <published>2003</published>  
  
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