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I loved this magical book - it is my pick for the work-book club. It was a delight!
I loved it for the fourth time march 2014 and countless more times, most recently December 2023.
I loved it for the fourth time march 2014 and countless more times, most recently December 2023.
Josey Cirrini lives with her mother and caters to her mothers every whim to make up for what a horrible child she was. All this changes when Della Lee Baker shows up in Josey's secret closet, where she stashes candy and romance novels. Della Lee gets Josey to befriend Chloe who owns a sandwich shop and has just broken up with her boyfriend. She also gets Josey to admit she's in love with Adam, the mailman. A sweet book. l don't normally like magical realism but it works for me in Sarah Addison A
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Overall sweet and fun.
Slower to take off than her others, but I think it's just the rather ho-hum reader. Story is a normal romance with the usual bits of "whimsy" and "magic" that's sweet rather than scary or evil.
Listening to this one on the commute. We'll see--I've liked her other books so far. ...more
Slower to take off than her others, but I think it's just the rather ho-hum reader. Story is a normal romance with the usual bits of "whimsy" and "magic" that's sweet rather than scary or evil.
Listening to this one on the commute. We'll see--I've liked her other books so far. ...more
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