false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1173772749m/326765.jpg 326765 8 The comedy of domestic manners gets a delightful update in this intoxicating novel that suggests a latter-day <I>Pride and Prejudice</I> transplanted to an affluent suburb of Philadelphia. Well-meaning but domineering Dr. Evelyn Rubin has one consuming wish, that her three daughters be happily married. Alice, the eldest, is about to tumble into a speedy engagement. Sensible Isabel is already married, and having second thoughts. Tina, the baby, remains blithely single, though always dreams of a perfect wedding down the line. As various men&#151;some good, some fascinatingly bad&#151;enter from the wings and the romantic complications mount, <I>This Side of Married</I> stands unveiled as a novel that's as heady as good champagne and as rich as a genuine Sachertorte. 1550231 2004 This Side of Married total:126|5:6|4:19|3:46|2:39|1:16| 126 338 185 34 2 0 false false Sat Apr 11 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 08:29:56 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 15 08:32:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Nov 02 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 08:50:10 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 08:57:45 -0800 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Mon Aug 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 04 20:49:22 -0700 2009 Sun Sep 06 05:00:14 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Mon Feb 25 17:29:02 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 25 17:29:02 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Thu Apr 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 19:45:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 19:47:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Thu Apr 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Apr 07 09:14:41 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 09 08:59:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Jun 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 16 21:30:54 -0700 2008 Mon Jun 29 18:55:00 -0700 2009
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The only thing to keep you reading is that you (I) don't know exactly which unexpected thing is going to happen.
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