The Passion of Alice
Stephanie Grant. Bantam, $19 (272pp) ISBN 978-0-553-37861-0
Grant's debut revolves around the self-destructive patients at an eating-disorders clinic. (Sept.)
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Reviewed on: 09/02/1996
Genre: Fiction
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