false 26570569 1306881 2620182 075822690X 9780758226907 18 <![CDATA[Closer To Fine]]> http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2620182.Closer_To_Fine 3.63 51 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.

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?

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.

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