The Laments

by  George Hagen

*Condition of the book is as you see in the pictures. Click on the images to enlarge.
*Firsthand copy. Read once.   
*Some spine creases. 
*Some browning pages and age spots on the sides. 
*Large paperback. 

Product Description (via amazon.com)

Meet the Laments—the affably dysfunctional globetrotting family at the center of George Hagen’s exuberant debut novel.

Howard is an engineer who dreams of irrigating the Sahara and lives by the motto “Laments move!” His wife Julia is a fiery spirit who must balance her husband’s oddly peripatetic nature with unexpected aspirations of her own. And Will is the “waif with a paper-thin heart” who is given to Howard and Julia in return for their own child who has been lost in a bizarre maternity ward mishap. As Will makes his way from infancy to manhood in a family that careens from continent to continent, one wonders where the Laments will ever belong.

Undeniably eccentric, the Laments are also universal. Every family moves on in life. Children grow up, things are left behind; there is always something to lament. Through the Lament’s restlessness, responses to adversity, and especially their unwieldy love for one another, George Hagen gives us a portrait of every family that is funny, tragic, and improbably true.

RM 8

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Almost Moon

by Alice Sebold

*Condition of the book is as you see in the pictures. Click on the images to enlarge.
*Firsthand copy, NEVER READ. 
*Cover slightly scratched.
*Otherwise excellent condition. Practically new as I've not even read it.

Product Description (via amazon.com)

A woman steps over the line into the unthinkable in this brilliant, powerful, and unforgettable new novel by the author of The Lovely Bones and Lucky. 

For years Helen Knightly has given her life to others: to her haunted mother, to her enigmatic father, to her husband and now grown children. When she finally crosses a terrible boundary, her life comes rushing in at her in a way she never could have imagined. Unfolding over the next twenty-four hours, this searing, fast-paced novel explores the complex ties between mothers and daughters, wives and lovers, the meaning of devotion, and the line between love and hate. It is a challenging, moving, gripping story, written with the fluidity and strength of voice that only Alice Sebold can bring to the page.

Book Quote:

“Poison and medicine are often the same thing, given in different proportions” - Alice Sebold, Almost Moon

RM 8

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Open House

by Elizabeth Berg 

*Condition of the book is as you see in the pictures. Click on the images to enlarge.
*Firsthand copy. Read once.   
*Some printing defects on the last part of the page. Nothing that'll interfere with your reading though. Just some minor rollar lines. 
*Page 236 has a minor paper defect in which the paper is so thin, a small hole has formed kind of like a small moth hole in clothing but this is not near any text. This is a production defect and was not caused by my human hands. Ask me for pictures if you are concerned. 
*Other than the bits mentioned above the book is overall in excellent shape, no signs of 'old age'. 

Product Description (via amazon.com)

Samantha's husband has left her, and after a spree of overcharging at Tiffany's, she settles down to reconstruct a life for herself and her eleven-year-old son. Her eccentric mother tries to help by fixing her up with dates, but a more pressing problem is money. To meet her mortgage payments, Sam decides to take in boarders. The first is an older woman who offers sage advice and sorely needed comfort; the second, a maladjusted student, is not quite so helpful. A new friend, King, an untraditional man, suggests that Samantha get out, get going, get work. But her real work is this: In order to emerge from grief and the past, she has to learn how to make her own happiness. In order to really see people, she has to look within her heart. And in order to know who she is, she has to remember--and reclaim--the person she used to be, long before she became someone else in an effort to save her marriage. Open House is a love story about what can blossom between a man and a woman, and within a woman herself.

Book Quote:

“I remove my wedding rings and put them in the jewelry box. So many others have done this. I am not the only one. I am not the only one. But here, I am the only one.”  ― Elizabeth Berg, Open House

RM 5

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Women Are from Venus, Men Are from Hell

by Amanda Newman

*Condition of the book is as you see in the pictures. Click on the images to enlarge.
*Firsthand copy.
*Age spots and discolored pages. 
*Book of quotes. 

Product Description (via goodreads.com)

 Here's the final word on the subject of men! Any women who's ever been disappointed in the opposite sex will savor Women Are From Venus, Man Are From Hell-a collection of witty, keen, and satirical observations about men's faults, flaws, and foibles. And the poor fool makes it so easy.

RM 5   Now RM 3

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Male-order Love

by Annie Lawson

*Condition of the book is as you see in the pictures. Click on the images to enlarge.
*Firsthand copy.
*Age spots and discolored pages. 
* Book of comics/cartoons. 

Product Description (via goodreads.com)

 A compilation of cartoons which lay bare the trials and tribulations of relationship turmoil and the rigours of modern life. Included are chapters on friendship, love, the single life, the social life, flirting at work, and failing at parties.

RM 5   Now RM 3

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