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When we first met him in Rabbit, Run (1960), the book that established John Updike as a major novelist, Harry (Rabbit) Angstrom is playing basketball with some boys in an alley in Pennsylvania during the tail end of the Eisenhower era, reliving for a moment his past as a star high school athlete. Athleticism of a different sort is on display throughout these four magnificent novels—the athleticism of an imagination possessed of the ability to lay bare, with a seemingly effortless animal grace, the enchantments and disenchantments of life.
Updike revisited his hero toward the end of each of the following decades in the second half of this American century; and in each of the subsequent novels, as Rabbit, his wife, Janice, his son, Nelson, and the people around them grow, these characters take on the lineaments of our common existence. In prose that is one of the glories of contemporary literature, Updike has chronicled the frustrations and ambiguous triumphs, the longuers, the loves and frenzies, the betrayals and reconciliations of our era. He has given us our representative American story.
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"Reduxing Rabbit".......2007-07-31
Like other readers I read the Rabbit novels as they were first published. I won't dwell on the story lines and spoil your reading. They are poignant, crisply written stories well worth reading and rereading, with Updike's poetic touch on the narrative and excellent dialogue. I first read the books as sheer entertainment, and indeed these books will entertain you, even as they jog your senses with the saga of their tragic anti-hero. On rereading the novels the entertainment was still there, but I focused on deeper meaning. The Rabbit novels inimitably get you thinking about yourself and whether you learned from mistakes, yours or others. The delight about any novel and these in particular is that you can pause, ponder, rewind, or fast forward if you are bored. I was never bored with these books. And whatever your age, neither will you.
When a novel becomes a friend.......2007-04-23
There is always that sad feeling at the end of a great character-based novel. It's as if you just got to know and love someone and they vanish. This series is spectacular for so many reasons, but I particularly love how well I know Rabbit by now (I'm in the 3rd book), as if he were a friend of many years. Updike does an impressive job of weaving details throughout the entire series that makes the reader understand, and believe.
a labor of love..........2006-08-31
as a primarily non-fiction reader, i was drawn to the rabbit series by the NYT list of top fiction novels of all time.. I decided to give Mr. Updike a try, and lugged around this behemoth of a series!
updike's novels are interesting especially when you consider the historical context of the times in which they were written. for example, his references to sex and overt sexual language were highly controversil at the time of his writing.
Reading the series allows you a seat of the passenger train of the 60s, 70s, and 80s, each which their overriding "isms". An enjoyable read.
I did it!.......2006-01-02
I have to admit it: finishing this 1500 page tome, which consist of the four Harry (Rabbit) Angstrom novels, each longer than the one before it ("Rabbit Run," "Rabbit Redux," "Rabbit is Rich," and "Rabbit at Rest"), gave me a sense of accomplishment. Updike is a truly great writer, but his prose can be ponderous at times, particularly in "Rabbit Run." Some of these characters, including Rabbit himself, can be quite frustrating, especially over the course of four books.
Updike's placement as one of the greatest American writers of the last half of the twentieth century, stems from, I believe, his descriptive abilities, whether it be describing the flora in a garden, typical patter on a golf course, sexual scenes, or an angioplasty procedure. The books are spaced ten years apart in time, and Updike does a nice job setting each in the context of its time, although I'm not so sure these novels work as a "time capsule" in that the characters are only peripherally involved in, or concerned with, the seminal events of those eras. Most of the characters don't really change all that much, with the notable exception of Janice, Rabbit's wife, whose character blossoms with each consecutive book. Rabbit, himself, always remains sex and death obsessed, understandably more of the latter as he grows older. He does grow on the reader, though, even after making one poor choice after another. In "Rabbit at Rest," we finally see Rabbit have a relationship based on pure love: that with his grand-daughter Judy.
If you're interested, I reviewed each book separately on this web-site, giving "Rabbit Run" three stars, and the other three books four stars. I believe that consolidating all four into a single volume was worthwhile, since there are so many references to past incidents of which which the reader would not be aware, unless s/he has read the prior Rabbit novel(s). Based on the events that are recalled, sometimes it seemed as if Rabbit has spent his life in a cave, only to emerge every ten years for a few months to experience some traumatic event chronicled in the four books that comprise this series.
Updike's introduction is very interesting, in that he's surprisingly revealing about his sources and inspiration. He even provides self-critique and analysis, which is quite rare amongst authors of this caliber.
Writing that constantly amazes.......2005-07-08
I am new to Updike, just finished the 4 Rabbit novels. I was astonished at the writing in these books. The ability to describe common scenes of ordinary life, the continual observations that ring true and make you nod your head while reading put John Updike above any other author I've read.
In my opinion, the best of the Rabbit novels are the first and last. Rabbit Redux was a letdown and the story was not very believable. A couple of things worth mentioning - these novels have a lot of profanity and a lot of explicit, even kinky sex scenes - adultery, swinging, it's all there. Some folks may be offended, despite the great writing.
One thing that took some getting used to - the author often makes very interesting, profound, humorous comments where it's not easily identifiable as coming from the author/narrator or the character. These observations/asides are what really makes the books so terrific. Rabbit himself is a pretty dull guy and it's Updike's genius that makes his story so compelling. There's a line toward the end of the last book that seems to sum up Rabbit as a man. This comment is obviously from the narrator: The smell of good advice always makes Rabbit want to run the other way.
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Rabbit Redux
John Updike
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"A triumph."
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The assumptions and obsessions that control our daily lives are explored in tantalizing detail by master novelist John Updike in this wise, witty, and sexy story. Harry Angstrom--known to all as Rabbit, one of America's most famous literary characters--finds his dreary life shattered by the infidelity of his wife, Janice. How he resolves or further complicates his problems makes for a novel of the first order.
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Rabbit Redux is the second of five John Updike Rabbit novels, all of which focus on their central character Harry Angstrom. In Rabbit Redux, Harry Angstrom - known to all as Rabbit, one of America's most famous literary characters - finds his dreary life shattered by the infidelity of his wife, Janice. How he resolves or further complicates his problems makes for a novel of the first order. The assumptions and obsessions that control our daily lives are explored in tantalizing detail by master novelist John Updike in this wise, witty, and sexy story.
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Rabbit depression.......2007-04-01
Middle age doesn't suit Harry Angstrom. Just when the erstwhile high school basketball star settles into a comfortable blue-collar life, things come unglued. His wife leaves him, drifters move in, and everything goes up in flames in a hurry. Harry takes his setbacks in stride, frustratingly so, and he seems to have little passion for anything. Except, perhaps, for defending America's role in the Vietnam War.
"Rabbit Redux" is an unsettling book to read. You want to grab the Rabbit by the collar and shake some sense into him. What happened to that wide-eyed youngster who could do no wrong? That's probably the message of this well written book. Youthful potential often doesn't blossom into later-day success. And the dream of mid-life Americana sometimes isn't all that it's cracked up to be.
Apathetic Harry is jolted.......2006-06-27
At the start of REDUX, Harry finds himself in a dead-end job and a failed marriage with no prospects for a turnaround. Yet the times, 1969, are rife with social turbulence, mainly from Vietnam and racial disturbances. Most of that escapes ex local basketball star Harry; he has never been much of a thinker and is vaguely pro-military and racially prejudiced.
But Harry's life gets a bit of a jolt when co-worker Buchanan, sensing his apathy, invites him to a bar mostly frequented by blacks. There, Harry meets run-away, hippie, rich-girl Jill and a militant back dude Skeeter. Both take up residence with Harry and his son Nelson, Jill playing the role of wife/daughter/lover and Skeeter providing biting commentary on race relations both past and present, capitalism, war, etc. Harry, recast as "Chuck" by Skeeter, gradually becomes receptive to the changes in thought and life-style introduced by Jill and Skeeter, even fending off nosey neighbors.
Harry is an interesting character. He really cannot be cast as a reactionary, NASCAR dad. He seems to have great equanimity, although it may be lethargy, concerning developments in his life. He can even be civil to his wife's lover.
The book definitely should not be subtitled "the enlightenment of Harry"; the outcomes for the main characters are too ambiguous and even very costly in some cases. It is fair to say that the author does use the voices of his characters for social and political commentary, though that is consistent with the setting. It is interesting to consider: a dull, middle-class existence in the context of militant social times and whether there is any connection in salvaging a moribund life.
This book grows on you........2006-06-26
Updike is good at balancing the perspective of characters, so that we figure out what is happening through their heads sometimes, and at other times, we hear it in the third person. When inside a head, Updike also doesn't let a linear transgression occur through objectified and common facts, but instead shows us a kind of stream of consciousness, though patterned, way of thinking, and of being wrong about a physical and social world that is constantly changing. This book is a clarion call for class/race/gender analysis--these issues do not exist independently, and cannot exist independently. We get Americana at its finest, but here, things clash, and people talk; instead of any kind of dreamy removed abstraction, we have Updike challenging the social roles: is Jill a prostitute? Is she Harry's daughter? Is she at once Harry's daughter, a prostitute, a white rich girl from CT and Nelson's girlfriend, a heroin addict, a good role model, and a wise philosopher? Well, yeah! That's what makes Updike so good. People are boxed in the way that we traditionally box them, as is Harry, but they are simultaneously moving through space and time, so that the boxes are also moving around them. Through this kind of everyday analysis, Updike moves to tackle major social issues, and he does so, what, two decades ahead of many elite social scientists? And, in my opinion, he does so in a more accessible way--because looking at some of the issues presented in this book cannot be separated away from living a middle class lifestyle; race riots, urban sprawl, gender equity, coming of age adolescence, capitalistic monotony, family breakdown, love affairs, boredom, elitist, racism, the freedom of the road, the neutrality of whiteness, etc.--They are all intermingled and mashed up together, so that we get some kind of more realistic view on how things happen. That's the bottom line I guess. This book is like a moving snapshot, and Updike parses out enough details and specificity to tell us a story, but without losing some of the complication and ambiguities of how life is experienced on multiple levels, from multiple angles, and from simultaneous, but traditionally opposing, viewpoints.
Skeeter is Jar Jar Binks.......2006-03-18
Rabbit Redux is by far the worst of the Rabbit series and for one reason - the character of Skeeter. Never have I read a book where the author allowed such an annoying character to hijack his story. What Jar Jar Binks (that annoying character who never shut up)was to Star Wars-The Phantom Menace, Skeeter was to Redux. After a while of putting up with the boring and endless rantings of this character, I began skipping pages. I hate doing that but I had no choice. I found that it didn't matter much anyway - nothing Skeeter said brought anything to this story, nor does it to the following two Rabbit books
The book was good overall, but why did Updike have to devote so much of the story to Skeeter and his mindless rantings.
Who put the angst in Angstrom.......2005-11-09
So now I've finished the first two books of the tetralogy," "Rabbit Run" (which I gave three stars) and "Rabbit Redux." Maybe I just got used to the questionable moral values of Rabbit (who, at times, reminds me of Archie Bunker), but I liked the second book better. For one thing, in "Redux" Updike really does provide us with a small time capsule of the end of the 1960's (i.e. the moon landing, Vietnam, drugs and racism) and once again illustrates the difficulties of living an ordinary, seemingly dead-end, middle class life. However, unlike "Rabbit Run," there are actually characters who have some redeeming qualities. For instance, Nelson (the 12 year old son of Rabbit and Janice) seems to have an unusual sense of morality and responsibility, at least in Updike's version of society. Clearly, Rabbit loves his son, and we thought maybe he was incapable of loving anybody, including himself. Further, Janice is a far more fleshed out pro-active character, as opposed to her vacuous self in the first book. Get around the fact that he's having an adulterous relationship with Janice (which Rabbit, at least outwardly, approves of), and you have to admit that George Stavros seems like a pretty decent guy (think Michael Stivic to Rabbit's Archie).
Alot of the reviewers mention the despicable actions of Rabbit towards his 18 year old lover/surrogate daughter, Jill, as well as the endless diatribes spewed by Skeeter regarding race in America. While I certainly wouldn't attempt to defend either, nevertheless, I was drawn in by the relationship between Rabbit, Nelson, Skeeter and Jill. Sure, it was dysfunctional and heading for disaster, but there was something compelling and tender about it as well (although I'm not sure why Updike chose to have Skeeter convince Jill to take heroin. Possibly, he didn't want the reader to get too emotionally attached to any of his characters, sort of like what David Chase does in The Sopranos).
I can't pretend that I know what John Updike really thinks about marriage, morality, love, sex, American "values" or the middle class. The same can be said about many other authors. I just know that the series is starting to grow on me, and I have eagerly begun "Rabbit is Rich." I may not like these people (other than Nelson), but Updike has made me curious as to what will happen to them. Of course, no one can deny that he's also one of America's greatest descriptive writers.
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John Updike's Rabbit Run and Rabbit Redux: A Critical Commentary
Samuel Beckoff
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Three novels by John Updike
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3 novels in one very thick paperback volume
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RABBIT REDUX
Manufacturer: Alfred A. Knopf
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Rabbit Redux
John Updike
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Rabbit Redux
John Updike
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This book presents a wonderful selection of jewelry dating from the 2nd millenium B.C. to the turn of the 20th century. Fifty key items of jewelry are presented, each illustrated in color, many with color details. Each object is accompanied by information on date, maker and region. Specific terminology, when used, is
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Add this to your library.......2007-09-19
This is a nice little book, and by little I mean 7 inches on a side square.
At 64 pages it holds a lot of high quality images with full page shots and many closeups.
The text is informative without being pompous and overly wordy like many historical jewelery books written by endlessly blabbery art historians trying to flex their hyper inflated vocabularies and fill their quota of space.
There is even a short glossary at the end with many useful terms for the novice jewelry historian.
Despite it's demure appearance this delightful book fulfills it's promise of an informative and detailed review of some of the highlights of the Walters Collection.
Buy this book for your library and you probably have a friend who would like it too, so maybe buy another for them.
Wonderful collection.......2007-05-20
Bedazzled is a small book with high quality photos of distinct and beautiful pieces of jewellery held by the Walters Art Museum that covers prominent periods of jewellery design. I was very impressed as I have not seen these pieces in any other books on jewellery history. It is a gem don't be deceived by the size as it is well worth owning.
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One Of My Favorite Books!.......2007-07-06
I can't believe this book got such bad reviews. I loved this book so much! I think it's my favorite book in the series. I liked India and Cayman. Their conversations with each other made me smile many times. My favorite part of the book was when India became his body slave (I laughed a couple of times). At the end of the book I wished that Ms. Small had written more about their lives together. I didn't want their story to end. Great book!
I STILL LOVE SMALLS BOOKS, BUT THIS ONE STINKS!.......2006-05-07
IT IS SAD TO SAY THAT THIS BOOK WAS TERRIBLE COMPARED TO THE ORIGINAL SKYE O'MALLEY SERIES WHICH I LOVED. INDIA IS SELF-CENTERED, STUPID AND BRATTY. WHO WANTS TO LOVE THAT???
SKYE'S LEGACY/BEDAZZLED.......2005-09-29
I HAVE BEEN READING, IN SEQUENTIAL ORDER, THE O'MALLEY SAGA AND
SKYE'S LEGACY. UNABLE TO FIND THE LAST SEVERAL I TURNED TO
AMAZON.COM. I RECEIVED EXCELLENT SERVICE FROM THE SOURCES I
USED TO COMPLETE THE SERIES. THANK YOU.
So disappointed!!.......2001-03-31
I usually love Ms. Smalls books. I have been avidly reading them for sometime now. However this storyline is getting quite old. Frankly I am getting a little disgusted how these women from the O'Malley series put up with harems and sharing their men with others. Most of her characters have spit and vineger, however India is just plain stupid and silly. She is not what I would call a firey young woman, but an incrediably shallow, self-centered twit with the intelligance of a nat!
A Pleasant Surprise.......2001-03-23
After Darling Jasmine, which I loathed, I wasn't expecting to enjoy Bedazzled. Imagine my happy surprise when I found this to be a most enjoyable read! Okay, sure, the heroine's a petulant pain in the rear, but then again this is what makes her a "character". I gleaned from how the book was written that Small was somehow thinking of slightly parodizing herself. Most of all, I thought this was a good, straightforward story, lighter on the erotica and more centered on the plot.
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- An essential astrology guide for all women!
- An essential astrology guide for all women!
- Bedazzled!
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Bedazzled!: An Astrological Guide to Earthly Bliss with Your Man
Liz Rose
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Release Date: 2003-07-22 |
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These days, a savvy female wouldn’t dare use that well-worn pick-up line “What’s your sign?” But if she’s smart, she knows that getting this essential information will help her identify a man’s style, values, goals, and priorities, as well as the qualities he seeks in a lover.
Bedazzled is a one-of-a-kind guide to understanding what makes a man tick—and to staging a successful seduction—based on the ancient wisdom of astrology.
Ever wonder why that Sagittarius guy suddenly lost interest when you mentioned you didn’t like to travel? Or why a Gemini date ran screaming after you clung to his side all evening at a party?
Bedazzled helps you unravel past disasters, predict future compatibility, and learn exactly how to fan the fire of a prospective relationship, from the dos and don’ts of wooing and the best ways to impress him, to first aid when a breakup looms—even with guidelines on what to do if you think he may be “the one.” This sexy little field guide will help single women avoid making a wrong match, while giving them the tools they need to recognize a potentially blissful one.
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An essential astrology guide for all women!.......2003-08-16
Bedazzled is one of those books that you start to read and find hard to put down! I loved all the advice throughout the book. The author is an expert in astrology, yet keeps the reading informative and witty without being too technical. The book is an excellent tool for single women because it gives the inside scoop on what to expect from men based on their astrological signs. Bedazzled gives great tips on everything from seduction (how to flirt, what to wear),and bedroom tips to the engagement, wedding and even honeymoon! I especially loved the informative captions, such as "Dos and Don'ts", "Best Ways to Impress" and "Gift Ideas" from beer to champagne budgets!
I would strongly recommend this book for all women because the relationship advice is invaluable! It's a great resource to help you avoid disasters and teach you how to keep things spicy with your astrological love interest!
This book is a must have for yourself and a great gift idea for any girlfriend!
An essential astrology guide for all women!.......2003-08-16
Bedazzled is one of those books that you start to read and find hard to put down! I loved all the advice throughout the book. The author is an expert in astrology, yet keeps the reading informative and witty without being too technical. The book is an excellent tool for single women because it gives the inside scoop on what to expect from men based on their astrological signs. Bedazzled gives great tips on everything from seduction (how to flirt, what to wear),and bedroom tips to the engagement, wedding and even honeymoon! I especially loved the informative captions, such as "Dos and Don'ts", "Best Ways to Impress" and "Gift Ideas" from beer to champagne budgets!
I would strongly recommend this book for all women because the relationship advice is invaluable! It's a great resource to help you avoid disasters and teach you how to keep things spicy with your astrological love interest!
This book is a must have for yourself and a great gift idea for any girlfriend!
Bedazzled!.......2003-07-24
With charm and humor, Liz Rose has put together an easy to read guide for any women who wants to find the right man or keep the one she has. It is a pratical, straight forward guide which goes from choosing the type of man that bests suites you, through how to win him and then how to stay with him.
After years of marriage, I learned new things about my Virgo man and how to stay "happily ever after..." A GREAT READ!!!
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Bedazzled
Bertrice Small
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Bedazzled . . . the follow-up to Barbara Delinsky's Fulfillment.
Joy
by Jayne Ann Krentz
Sharing a Caribbean holiday seemed a perfectly sane way for solid, dependable Virginia Middlebrook and A. C. Ryerson to get better acquainted. But in a high-stakes poker game, they won a bracelet of uncommon beauty, and from that moment on, they barreled recklessly into love -- and adventure. Never before had they abandoned themselves to such joy. Or exposed themselves to such danger.
Impulse
by Vicki Lewis Thompson
April Foster had almost married Dan Butler once, but his cautious nature had gotten in the way. Eight years later, he was still attractive but unimaginative, and yet . . . something had changed. He now possessed an heirloom ring, a talisman of his parents' love, and it seemed to inspire Dan to act on impulse . . . satisfying all April's fantasies.
Trust
by Rita Clay Estrada
Growing up in a truck stop didn't put a damper on Katherine O'Malley's aspirations. She was going to be a top-notch secretary . . . and convince millionaire Clay Reynolds that she was perfect for him. But Clay didn't trust his emotions, so Katherine was forced to use her most precious possession as a weapon. She gave him her priceless talisman earrings . . . along with her heart. And he didn't stand a chance.
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Reprint alert.......2003-04-17
"Joy" is by Jayne Ann Krentz. A couple take a Caribbean holiday together and win a lovely bracelet from a high-stakes poker game. They suddenly find themselves in danger.
"Impulse" is by Vicki Lewis Thompson. This couple almost wed eight years before. The hero of the story receives an heirloom ring from his mother. The couple decide to try their romance again.
"Trust" is by Rita Clay Estrada. A millionaire spies an uninvited guest at his party. He quickly found himself enthralled with the lady, who owned nothing but the clothes on her back and the priceless earrings she wore for luck.
... All three stories are copyright 1988. They are set in present time. Each contain a piece of jewelry that contain the magical emeralds from a historic family called Montclair. Personally, I loved the first and third in the book. The middle story I thought dragged too long. Not much seemed to happen. I admit to reading only half of it before moving on to the third story, so it may have picked up later in the story. However, if a book has not captured me in the first chapter, much less half way through it, I feel the need to move on. On a side note, this novel is a follow-up to Barbara Delinsky's book, "Fulfillment". All-in-all, I recommend it for some great reading.
Not bad........2002-07-01
"Joy" is by Jayne Ann Krentz. A couple take a Caribbean holiday together and win a lovely bracelet from a high-stakes poker game. They suddenly find themselves in danger.
"Impulse" is by Vicki Lewis Thompson. This couple almost wed eight years before. The hero of the story receives an heirloom ring from his mother. The couple decide to try their romance again.
"Trust" is by Rita Clay Estrada. A millionaire spies an uninvited guest at his party. He quickly found himself enthralled with the lady, who owned nothing but the clothes on her back and the priceless earrings she wore for luck.
*** All three stories are copyright 1988. They are set in present time. Each contain a piece of jewelry that contain the magical emeralds from a historic family called Montclair. Personally, I loved the first and third in the book. The middle story I thought dragged too long. Not much seemed to happen. I admit to reading only half of it before moving on to the third story, so it may have picked up later in the story. However, if a book has not captured me in the first chapter, much less half way through it, I feel the need to move on. On a side note, this novel is a follow-up to Barbara Delinsky's book, "Fulfillment". All-in-all, I recommend it for some great reading. ***
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- Bedazzled by Rita Rainville (Large Print Silhouette Desire)
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Bedazzled
Rita Rainville
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Bedazzled by Rita Rainville (Large Print Silhouette Desire).......2006-07-20
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Seeing is believing ... this was one psychic vision Devin Murphy could definitely have lived without. Because what he was seeing was that a certain sassy, sexy, skeptical lady was destined to spend her life with him - and if he didn't do something quickly, that life might be awfully short ... Okay, so this great big gorgeous private eye didn't look like the kind of new-age man who always made Kerry Cottrell very, very nervous. But he kept telling her they were 'soul mates' -whatever that meant - and that she was in danger. And the really scary part was, it was starting to look as if he was right - on both counts ...
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Bedazzled
Tony Chaudhuri
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Bedazzled
Manufacturer: Jove Pubns
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ASIN: B000GYXOOO |
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The Border Trilogy: All the Pretty Horses, the Crossing, Cities of the Plain (Everyman's Library)
