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  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Peter Senftleben]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Sun Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[My dear NY publisher friend Peter sent Closer to Fine to me in the mail with a note that said, &quot;I'm publishing this book, and I think you will love it as much as I did.&quot;  Evidently he knows my literary taste well, because I loved this book and read it very quickly.  It was fantastic!  A superb convergence of &quot;real literature&quot; and can't-put-it-down modern interest. <br/><br/>The characters in this book are intensely real, and the relationships are compelling and original.  The ending is both surprising and believable.  I am definitely eager to read anything that Meri Weiss writes from here on out.  Thank you Peter!]]></body>
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