Adena Halpern, Author . Gotham $25 (245p) ISBN 978-1-59240-221-2
Halpern, a 30-something writer for Marie Claire
, rehashes her life's pinnacles and pitfalls, epitomized by the clothing that marks seminal moments. Target undies constitute her covert economic side; the Vera Wang is her "breakup" gown,...
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Adena Halpern, Author . Plume $14 (261p) ISBN 978-0-452-28940-6
The hereafter is happier than ever in Halpern’s debut novel. After Alex Dorenfield and her dog, Peaches, get smashed by a car, they wind up in heaven, where bubbly 29-year-old Alex is floored by how hip the digs are—especially Seventh...
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Adena Halpern, Touchstone, $14.99 paper (288p) ISBN 978-1-43917-112-7
The proverbial search for youth's fountain manifests itself in Ellie Jerome, a 75-year-old woman who has employed every available artifice to remain young. Identifying more with her stylish young granddaughter, Lucy, than with her abrasive middle-age
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Adena Halpern. Touchstone, $14.99 trade paper (288p) ISBN 978-1-4391-7114-1
Halpern (29) tackles cursed love and alternate dimensions in this gushy novel featuring uninspired characters plucked from central casting. Lily Burns's grandmother instructed her to "Never marry a man unless he's short, bald, fat, stupid, and...
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