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Curtis sittenfelds the man of my dreams presents a central character whose crises and decisions unfold with the hard logic of life. Her prose is as intensely realistic and compelling as ever in the man of my dreams, a disarmingly candid and sympathetic novel about the collision of a young womans fantasies of family and love with the challenges and realities of adult life. A native of cincinnati, she currently lives with her family in. The man of my dreams is definitely not the bland and banal book that its pedestrian title would imply. A fine standalone followup to the authors debut novel, prep. Elizabeth curtis sittenfeld 1975 in cincinnati, ohio ist eine amerikanische schriftstellerin. Prep rode to its wild success on the impression that sittenfeld, a prep school teacher, was spilling some beans. The uncomfortable reality of coming of age off the shelf. Her nonfiction has been published widely, including in the new york times, the atlantic, time, and glamour, and broadcast on public radios this american life.
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