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Wolitzer captures with almost unerring accuracy both the rhythms of conversation and the customs of urban life among this upwardly aspiring, artistically inclined collection of Manhattanites. The chicken Marbella recipe from "The Silver Palate Cookbook" makes a guest appearance, as does Jules' neighborhood takeout Vietnamese restaurant, which serves as a soothing presence during a long stretch of her challenging marriage to a fundamentally nice guy from New Jersey who was never lucky or cursed enough to spend a few summers, as she did, with a bunch of talented, self-absorbed kids from the city. Years from now, when readers are curious what it was like to be a member of the creative class in New York in the decades just before and after the dawn of the 21st century, they'll do well to pick up this ambitious and enormously entertaining coming-of-age story. ___ Online:
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