Contemporary Women

first darling of the morning
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The First Darling of the Morning by Thrity Umrigar Memoir Book Review

Synopsis from Goodreads: First Darling of the Morning is the powerful and poignant memoir of bestselling author Thrity Umrigar, tracing the arc of her Bombay childhood and adolescence from her earliest memories to her eventual departure for the United States at age twenty-one. It is an evocative, emotionally charged story of a young life steeped…

Book Review: Shopaholic Takes Manhattan
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Book Review: Shopaholic Takes Manhattan

Synopsis from Goodreads: “Universally beloved by readers, Sophie Kinsella’s national bestseller, Confessions of a Shopaholic, introduced the irrepressible one-woman shopping phenomenon, Becky Bloomwood. Now, in this hilarious follow-up, Becky and her credit cards are headed across the Atlantic…. With her shopping excesses (somewhat) in check and her career as a TV financial guru thriving, Becky’s…