Tag Archives: Curtis Sittenfeld

Wendy Burden, “Dead End Gene Pool”

Posted on June 19, 2010 by carolwallace

Another crazy-family memoir, only these nutters are Vanderbilts and they have very nice toys. Continue reading →

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Sara Gruen, “Flying Changes”

Posted on April 24, 2009 by carolwallace

Flying Changes follows Sara Gruen’s Riding Lessons, picking up with the same characters just a few months later. It exhibits pretty much the same strengths and weaknesses as the earlier book: the heroine is occasionally unbearable, the animal characters come … Continue reading →

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