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Sleeping Arrangements, by Madeleine Wickham

by Derwood Hunsdale-Talbot on August 27, 2008

I’m not going to lie. My ideal summer reading is part trashy romance, part travelogue (cue the reel for Vicky Christina Barcelona). If that’s also your literary cocktail of choice for beachside reading, “Sleeping Arrangements by Madeleine Wickham is a perfectly satisfying bet.

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Summer at Tiffany, by Marjorie Hart

by Derwood Hunsdale-Talbot on August 5, 2008

Not to be confused with the infamous Holly Golightly caper, this charming tale takes us back to the turquoise corridors of Tiffany, where jewels twinkle and customers include Marlene Dietrich and Judy Garland. This time, the heroines are two Iowa-bred “long-limbed, blue eyed blondes” who are traveling to Manhattan to find summer work. The catch? The hordes of other hungry co-ed girls hellbent on the same glamorous goal.

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