false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180635422m/1059856.jpg 1059856 10 <i>The Dud Avocado </i>follows the romantic and comedic adventures of a young American who heads overseas to conquer Paris in the late 1950s. Edith Wharton and Henry James wrote about the American girl abroad, but it was Elaine Dundy&#8217;s Sally Jay Gorce who told us what she was really thinking. Charming, sexy, and hilarious, <i>The Dud Avocado</i> gained instant cult status when it was first published and it remains a timeless portrait of a woman hell-bent on living.<br><br>&#8220;I had to tell someone how much I enjoyed <i>The Dud Avocado.</i> It made me laugh, scream, and guffaw (which, incidentally, is a great name for a law firm).&#8221; &#8211;Groucho Marx<br><br>"[<i>The Dud Avocado</i>] is one of the best novels about growing up fast..." <i>-The Guardian</i> 1046442 book 1957 The Dud Avocado total:737|5:120|4:272|3:237|2:68|1:40| 737 2575 1411 219 1059856 1590172329 9781590172322 720 214 3.49 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180635422m/1059856.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1059856.The_Dud_Avocado 4 5 false Tue Jun 10 11:15:52 -0700 2008 Tue Jun 10 11:31:52 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1059856 1590172329 9781590172322 720 214 3.49 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180635422m/1059856.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1059856.The_Dud_Avocado 4 2 false Tue Dec 16 09:58:28 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 21:26:45 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1059856 1590172329 9781590172322 720 214 3.49 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180635422m/1059856.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1059856.The_Dud_Avocado 4 2 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 30 17:47:17 -0700 2007 Sun Sep 30 18:11:06 -0700 2007 more...]]> 1059856 1590172329 9781590172322 720 214 3.49 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1180635422m/1059856.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1059856.The_Dud_Avocado 4 1 false Fri Jan 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Mar 21 10:51:38 -0700 2008 Tue Jan 06 00:31:24 -0800 2009
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