Would I Lie To You by Sheila Norton (2003)
I Did (But I Wouldn't Now) by Cara Lockwood (2006)
My Life: The Musical by Maryrose Wood (2008)
Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen by Dyan Sheldon (1999)
Bras and Broomsticks by Sarah Mylnowski (2005)
The Other Side of the Island by Allegra Goodman (2008)
Girl's Guide to Witchcraft by Mindy Klasky (2006)
Absolutely, Positively Not by David LaRochelle (2005)
Rhymes with Witches by Lauren Myracle (2005)
Elinor Lipman - Adored Author
Elinor Lipman writes witty novels filled with vivid, memorable characters. Often my favorite is whatever novel she's most recently published. Some of my favorites are: Ladies’ Man - A tale of three sisters, all spinsters and living together in Boston; Isabel’s Bed – A writer takes a ghost writing position for scandal queen; and When She Found Me - A shy teacher is sought out by her gregarious birth mother. My Latest Grievance feels like a revisiting of some themes from her first novel: Then She Found Me. Namely, girl raised by conservative, quiet parents runs into a mother figure who is outrageous (in a Lipman way) and shakes up her life. And I'll always love The Inn at Lake Devine about a young girl who witnesses anti-Semitism from the Inn of the title who grows up and finds her life inextricably linked with that of the owners. Funny, romantic, meaningful. Plus, I love the inside look at the great Jewish resorts of the Catskills.
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