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"A delight of a novel. Brilliant. All the characters developed in fascinating and unpredictable ways." -- Leslie Daniels, author of Cleaning Nabokov's House Molly Giles is the WINNER of a Pushcart Prize, The Flannery O' Connor Prize and The Leapfrog Global Fiction Prize. At forty-four, Kay Sorensen has quit drinking, smoking, and overeating, and she has almost quit reading self-help books about quitting drinking, smoking and overeating. She has divorced her deadbeat husband, finished college, and landed a job she loves directing a small branch of the county library. But Kay still has one uncon...
"A delight of a novel. Brilliant. All the characters developed in fascinating and unpredictable ways." -- Leslie Daniels, author of Cleaning Nabokov's House Molly Giles is the WINNER of a Pushcart Prize, The Flannery O' Connor Prize and The Leapfrog Global Fiction Prize. At forty-four, Kay Sorensen has quit drinking, smoking, and overeating, and she has almost quit reading self-help books about quitting drinking, smoking and overeating. She has divorced her deadbeat husband, finished college, and landed a job she loves directing a small branch of the county library. But Kay still has one unconquered addiction: she just can't say no to someone who needs her. Praise for other books by Molly Giles "What an irreverent, original voice!" -- Amy Tan, author of The Joy Luck Club "Roll over, Evelyn Waugh, here's Molly Giles. She's the authentic satiric voice - a rare bird in American Letters - wicked, affectionate, and amused." -- Frances Mayes, author of Under the Tuscan Sun "Molly Giles is the funniest writer of tragedy this country possesses." -- Lucy Ferriss, author of The Misconceiver "Molly Giles is like a dancer who can't put a foot down wrong." -- Cyra McFadden, author of The Serial
