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Paula Derrow

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Born

in New York, The United States

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http://www.pauladerrow.net

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Women & Gender Studies, Biographies & Memoirs, Fiction

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Edith Wharton; Hilary Mantel; Joan Didion;

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November 2007

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Personal essay and memoir whisperer. Lover of Rome and all things Italian. Late bloomer--except when it comes to reading.

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Average rating: 3.45 · 152 ratings · 30 reviews · 1 distinct work

Behind the Bedroom Door: Getting It, Giving It, Loving It, Missing It

3.45 avg rating — 152 ratings — published 2008 — 6 editions

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Long Island Compromise

by Taffy Brodesser-Akner

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Watch Us Dance

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Nora Goes Off Script

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