The Age of Will

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Someone told the author of this book to write down her stories, and I am so glad they did! Her stories are short essays, which she claims are things she remembers, but which her siblings say are entirely fiction. The stories range from her cat to her childhood memories to her love for her family. It’s the latter that really comes through in this book. But the laugh-out-loud parts are lots of fun, too!
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Good in Bed begins with the female lead discovering that her ex-boyfriend wrote a “tell-all” article about sex with her. Candace, our heroine, is a large woman, and her ex tells all about the trials of a man who is with a large woman in a national woman’s magazine.
Candace’s pain at that revelation mirrors the pain that anyone would feel at such a betrayal. Candace’s betrayal has to do with her ex’s discussions of her issues with her weight, more than the discussions of their relationship. Most larger women (all that I know) have issues with their weight, and those are more private, more personal than sex issues. When Candace’s ex discusses this in a national magazine, it devastates Candace. (The ex uses “C” rather than her name, so only people who know her know it is her. So considerate of him, don’t you think?)
How Candace survives, and even thrives, is the tale. But I made it sound too serious; it is hilarious. Candace attends a clinical study on weight loss, and leads a revolt. She makes new and interesting friends. And she has a man from Hollywood tell her that there are no overweight actresses in Hollywood. She’s irreverent, and cynical, and sweet all at once. This was a wonderful book, with a heroine I’d like to know.
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Bernie Rhodenbarr, an antiquarian book dealer and store owner by day and burglar savant by night, is ‘innocently’ caught up in another murder mystery. He is hired to steal the letters of a famous author from the author’s agent. But nothing is ever as simple as it seems. Bernie discovers the letters are gone, the agent is dead and he’s a likely suspect.
[Lawrence Block][author] has created another entertaining, funny mystery romp with twist after twist.
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