false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900377m/77699.jpg 77699 28 "A book that should join those few that every literate person will have to read."THE BOSTON GLOBE Pearl Tull is nearing the end of her life but not her memory. Ever since 1944 when her husband left her, she has raised her three very different children on her own. Now grown, they have gathered together--with anger, with hope, and with a beautiful, harsh, and dazzling story to tell....From the Paperback edition. 75046 1982 Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant: A Novel total:2788|5:656|4:1115|3:811|2:167|1:39| 2788 10546 3527 268 4 2 false false Tue Sep 30 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Mar 05 10:33:40 -0800 2008 Thu Oct 02 12:23:47 -0700 2008
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After reading the book, my first impressions are still true, but I am somewhat disappointed. I found the book repetitive; one is told...more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=77699