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No one will be fooled by this little piece of ephemera. This is not anything like a new Bridget Jones book. It's a revisiting of old
jokes, old characters, old stories. That said, there's something curiously addictive about Helen Fielding's creation, and this
bonbon should satisfy a Jones jones until the (inevitable) next full-length novel comes along. The Guide to Life is a brief (64
pages) how-to manual from the notoriously inept singleton. To wit: In her chapter on homemaking (titled "The Fragrant Home"),
Bridget gives her reader advice on the atmospheric charm of a cozy fire. "The key words here are 'in the grate.'" As to ...
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Review:This is one hell of a book. It is a perfect illustration of a society that has spiralled ridiculously out of control, relying completely on technology. Although the events of the book are not likely to ever happen, there is still a lesson to be learned. Reliance on the new is not always best, and the old is sometimes still the way to go to achieve a "perfect day".
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Review:The Doctor is an elegant exploration of the way gender and identity shape a life. The starring role in Patricia Duncker's third novel is given to James Miranda Barry, a historical figure who enrolled as a medical student at Edinburgh during the early 1800s and carved out an illustrious career on three continents. Nothing too strange about that--except that this formidable physician, duelist, and man-about-town was actually a woman. Duncker has created "an imaginative exploration" of the real Barry's life, adjusting facts and adding figures to transform a story of love and adventure into a masque of sexual identity. Here is a ripping good yarn in which the hero is really the leading lady, and the love interest is a kitchen maid turned actres...
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