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About The Book
Dedication is a poignant, humorous tale about modern celebrity obsession and coming of age during the divorce boom. With flawless depictions of the 1980s, a charismatic heroine, and their signature biting wit, McLaughlin and Kraus offer up another lively and hilarious tale of a smart young woman looking for satisfaction in the chaos of contemporary culture.
Product Details
- Publisher: Atria Books (July 1, 2008)
- Length: 288 pages
- ISBN13: 9781416540144
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Raves and Reviews
"McLaughlin and Kraus...[have a] carefully calibrated sense of compassion and delicious sense of the absurd." -- Entertainment Weekly
"Diabolically funny." -- The New York Times
"McLaughlin and Kraus have created an amazingly distinct voice...cynical and wry, but also compassionate." -- Newsday
"McLaughlin and Kraus deftly satirize post-feminist, postmodern, twenty-first-century America." -- Booklist
"This third effort from McLaughlin and Kraus is spot on...a moving story. A bittersweet coming-of-age tale with flashes of wit and an especially sympathetic heroine."
-- Kirkus
"Wholly satisfying."
-- Booklist
"McLaughlin and Kraus get the nagging need for closure comically right."
-- Publishers Weekly
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- Book Cover Image (jpg): Dedication Trade Paperback 9781416540144(0.4 MB)
- Author Photo (jpg): Emma McLaughlin Photo by Melanie Dunea/CPi(0.1 MB)
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- Author Photo (jpg): Nicola Kraus Photo by Melanie Dunea/CPi(0.1 MB)
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