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Anna Quindlen: Object Lessons

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I love Anna Quindlen. Do you know her? Most recently, she is a columnist at Newsweek, writing an every-other week column for "The Last Word" page. That's where I first discovered her, and that discovery has forever altered my reading of Newsweek. I used to read that magazine as most people do, from front to back, perusing the many interesting and noteworthy articles.

But now - I look at the front cover, usually while walking back to the house from the mailbox, but when I sit down to read, I turn immediately to the last page for Ms. Quindlen's column. It doesn't matter whether it is "her" week or not - I always start there to be sure not to miss even one column.

So, after loving her for several years in Newsweek, I finally decided to give one of her novels a try, her first, Object Lessons. Set in the 1960's this is a coming of age story of a young girl in a highly charged Irish-Italian family.

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If you don't yet know Anna Quindlen, you should!

Here are a few of her books to get you started:

Object Lessons: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0...

How Reading Changed My Life: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0...

One True Thing: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0...

Black and Blue: A Novel: http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0...

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