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I've been working on Curtis Sittenfeld's American Wife.  This novel is about a young woman, Alice,  who grows up to marry a man.  This isn't just any man, this is a man who goes on to become president.  A terrible accident that breaks Alice's heart and innocence when she is 17 weaves its way through.  I've been barely able to set this one down.  After waiting for four months for the book at the local library, I'm thankful for the wait.  This book comes highly recommended.

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I've been reading The Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood written by Rebecca Wells. I have to say this is one of the best novels I have read for a while.  This book tracks two stories:  The story of Vivi Abbot and her three friends, the Ya-Ya's and the story of Sidda, Vivi's daughter who is estranged from her fiancé and working on some serious soul-searching.  This book, which was made into a movie, celebrates the bonds of female friendship and sisterhood as well as the tenacious bonds be...
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I started reading Helen Fielding's Bridget Jones' Diary this week.  I know I'm late in catching on, since the movie has been out for a long time, but I had not yet gotten around to reading the book.  So far, I'm disappointed.  I feel that the main character, Bridget Jones is somewhat weak.  The fact that she talks about 130 lbs (I don't recall reading about her height in the book) being overweight disturbs me.  For a woman of the age 30, who is 5'10" tall, a healthy body weight is around 160 ...
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