false 5978033 3 <p>Josie is a Manhattan psychotherapist living a comfortable life with her husband and daughter—until she is struck with the sudden realization that she must leave her passionless marriage. At the same time, her college friend Raquel, a Los Angeles rock star, is being pilloried in the press for sleeping with a much younger man who happens to have a pregnant girlfriend. The two friends escape to Mexico City for a Christmas holiday of retreat and rediscovery of their essential selves. Sex has gotten these two bright, complicated women into interesting trouble, and the story of their struggles to get out of that trouble is totally gripping at every turn.</p> 6151333 2 6 2009 Trouble: A Novel total:191|5:0|4:5|3:9|2:8|1:2| 191 550 538 79 2 0 false false Tue Aug 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 04:35:11 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 07:42:49 -0700 2009
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I wish I could have given her a 3 1/2 for this one. I gobbled it up in three days. It was fun to read--she ...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Aug 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 16:52:35 -0700 2009 Fri Aug 07 17:10:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 1 false true Wed Jul 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 05:15:37 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 05:19:35 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sun Jun 07 13:13:54 -0700 2009 Sun Jun 07 13:14:12 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Jul 30 11:26:42 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 30 11:26:42 -0700 2009 Trouble quite compelling, many felt that it doesn't quite measure up to Christensen's previous novels. A sensitive story about friendship between middle-aged women, it contains the author's trademark wit, sharp dialogue, and local color. However, a few critics ci...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 11:32:08 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 11:37:53 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sun Jul 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jun 19 19:45:28 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 26 20:13:35 -0700 2009 Josie is bored. Her marriage has soured and, compelled by her boredom and a sense that she is entitled to something better, Josie is ready for change. Then there's anxious Raquel, a rock-star whose heyday was fifteen years ago, and a recovering addict whose relationship with a man exactly half...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Sep 16 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 09:04:38 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 21:00:51 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 1 false false Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 16:06:50 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 16:15:08 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sun Jul 05 07:01:48 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 05 07:06:13 -0700 2009 more...]]> 1 0 false false Sat Oct 10 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 13 09:53:13 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 10 17:48:18 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 1 false false Mon Aug 17 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 01 10:10:15 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 20 12:45:26 -0700 2009 anything Kate Christensen puts out because she is an awesome talent capable of creating vivid, engaging characters and turning a phrase of such breathtaking beauty in their simplicity it is truly astounding.

That alone warrants each and every one of her novels 5 stars in my bo...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Mar 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 05:22:01 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 27 06:29:15 -0700 2009
Her writing is honest and frank as she traces the unraveling of a 15 year marria...more...]]> 2 0 false true Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 06 12:03:13 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 12:07:53 -0800 2009
All I can glean is "don't think that just because you've asked a psychologist to accompany you on a trip that you'll be able t...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Sep 25 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 22 13:24:51 -0700 2009 Fri Sep 25 13:28:33 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Sep 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 14 17:08:55 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 15 14:22:44 -0700 2009 Detailed blog reviewmore...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Oct 20 23:29:26 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 20 23:40:33 -0700 2009
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