false 127390 18 "Until that moment, I hadn't realized how much I'd been needing to meet someone I might be able to say everything to."<br><br>They met at a party.  It was hate at first sight.  Ruth was far too beautiful, too flamboyant.  Not at all Ann's kind of person.  Until a chance encounter in the bathroom led to an alliance of souls.  Soon they were sharing hankies during the late showing of "Sophie's Choice," wolfing down sundaes sodden with whipped cream, telling truths of marriage, mortality, and love, secure in a kind of intimacy no man could ever know.  Only best friends understand devil's food cake for breakfast when nothing else will do.  After years of shared secrets, guilty pleasures, family life and divorce, they face a crisis that redefines the meaning of friendship and unconditional love.<br><br><br><i>From the Paperback edition.</i> 1347615 1994 Talk Before Sleep: A Novel total:1862|5:515|4:767|3:478|2:88|1:14| 1862 7267 2429 207 4 1 false false Sat Apr 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 08:55:26 -0700 2008 Mon Apr 21 08:55:40 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 2 false false Sat Mar 31 17:38:31 -0700 2007 Sat Mar 31 17:39:32 -0700 2007 Talk Before Sleep is a novel that overwhelmed me. I became totally involved with the characters, and find myself unable to analyze this book or discuss it unemotionally. It is a novel that I actually “felt” – the emotion is real, strong, and beautiful, and if there are flaws with the boo...more...]]> 5 1 false false Sat Mar 15 21:54:22 -0700 2008 Sat Mar 15 22:00:53 -0700 2008
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The Hartford Courant calls this book "A Triumph". A triumph over what? Joy? Happiness? A direct quote from the book: "I haven't yet let myself feel how grateful ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Oct 23 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Sep 05 07:17:14 -0700 2008 Fri Oct 24 06:38:49 -0700 2008 1
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