Maine

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• 'Maine''s Characters Are Dark, Complex and Amusing

  Back in the 1940s, Alice’s husband, Daniel, won, in a crazy bet, three acres of land along the coast of Maine. Daniel’s brothers helped the young couple build a summer cottage on the grounds, and so began a long family love affair with this particula ... (read full critics)

  popmatters published on Thu, 28 Jul 2011

• Beach Retreat, Baggage Included

  Ah, family. Isn’t it satisfying to leave your own briefly behind to drop in on another — and see how thoroughly they bungle it all up? This is the pleasure of “Maine,” J. Courtney Sullivan’s second novel, which delves into the secrets and simmering e ... (read full critics)

  nytimes published on Sun, 12 Jun 2011

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  beach book - beware manipulative time consuming fluff

  sometimes I get sucked in - like a good girl movie - family with problems and secrets but a beautiful beach house. Watch your sunburn during this one as it does suck you in - easy read, absolutely nothing to remember from it except beware of women who design doll houses and others who raise worms.. ... (continue)

  sometimes I get sucked in - like a good girl movie - family with problems and secrets but a beautiful beach house. Watch your sunburn during this one as it does suck you in - easy read, absolutely nothing to remember from it except beware of women who design doll houses and others who raise worms...

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• English Books
• Others 388 Pages
• ISBN-10: 0307595129
• ISBN-13: 9780307595126
• Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
• Pub date: Jun 14, 2011

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