false 2620182 1 In this luminous debut novel about a young woman putting her life back together after the death of her brother, Meri Weiss explores hope after heartbreak, and the myriad ways that those we love can make us whole again... <P> Growing up, Alexandra and her older brother Ashley were never close. Her decision to move into Ashley's Upper West Side apartment to care for him during his final months surprises herself as much as anyone, but it can't erase the guilt Alex feels due to the years they wasted. Now, four years after his death, with a bout of depression behind her, Alex feels fragile but no longer broken. As for normal--only with her roommate and best friend, Jordy, and her gay, lifelong friend Jax, can she feel anything close to that. <P> Then Alex's therapist, Sam, bequeaths her a cryptic message that changes everything. The note reads simply, "You're missing a piece of yourself." At Sam's funeral, Alex meets Tucker--the charming son of one of New York's wealthiest businessmen. As their romance deepens, Tucker tries to draw Alex out of her safety zone. But is Tucker the key to Sam's riddle, or is the real answer still waiting to be found? <P> At once humorous and heartbreaking, and peopled with deftly rendered characters, Closer to Fine is an exquisite first novel about love, loss, and self discovery, written with uncommon verve and grace. 2644840 1 7 2008 Closer To Fine total:49|5:11|4:17|3:14|2:5|1:2| 49 177 97 17 4 2 false false Thu May 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed May 07 21:04:31 -0700 2008 Thu Sep 11 16:27:43 -0700 2008 more...]]> 3 1 false false Mon Apr 20 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 15:49:47 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 21 16:37:30 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 1 false false Sun Jan 20 19:22:00 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 20 19:34:04 -0800 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 00:10:42 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 25 01:01:57 -0800 2009
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