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Jessica Francis Kane
Goodreads Author
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April 2010
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Rules for Visiting
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2019
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The Report
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2010
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10 editions
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This Close
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2013
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Bending Heaven
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2002
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American Lawn
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2012
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The Old Beginning
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2013
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Lucky Boy
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The Essentials of Acceleration
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Double Take & Night Class
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Next in Line
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"This book made me happy. It wasn’t sweet, it wasn’t dark, but there were prickly edges to it and that was just right. The botanical names and love of plants made me love the character. I don’t like annuals, especially petunias, either. "
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"What an introspective, insightful book into friendship. I book clubbed this book with some of my closest friends and it was a beautiful experience."
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"This is a quiet but cozy book, and I was surprised both with how much I enjoyed it, but also with certain things that really stuck with me/changed my outlook. It sparked a strong interest in knowing more about the natural world and plants around me, "
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"A very clinical look at a very clinical document somehow manages to come across as one of the most compelling books I have read this year. It is remarkable how much pathos and compassion is stuffed into this little book describing a wartime tragedy i"
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Jessica Kane
voted for
Taste: My Life through Food
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Best Memoir & Autobiography
in the
Final Round
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2021 Goodreads Choice Awards.
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“Because certain things only come into focus when a person is gone. It’s sad but true. You need memory and loss to polish your thoughts.”
― Rules for Visiting
― Rules for Visiting
“It seems to me that your oldest friends can offer a glimpse of who you were from a time before you had a sense of yourself.”
― Rules for Visiting
― Rules for Visiting
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It's time to vote for the first Graywolf Press Book Club selection of 2011! You have until Thursday, December 16th to vote on our January 2011 read, and the winner will be announced on December 17th. All new books in all genres from 2010 are included. Happy voting!
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