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The Wonder Spot
by Melissa Bank
Melissa Bank’s debut, The Girls’ Guide to Hunting and Fishing , was a literary landmark and a runaway bestseller. Now, in The Wonder Spot , she reminds us why she has been compared to John Cheever and Raymond Carver. Shaped by Bank’s trademark blend of emotional depth and wry humor, The Wonder Spot traces the coming-of-age of Sophie, black sheep of the Applebaum family of Surrey, Pennsylvania. As we... (more)
The Girls' Guide to Hunting and Fishing
by Melissa Bank
Hailed by critics as the debut of a major literary voice, The Girls’ Guide to Hunting and Fishing dazzled and delighted readers and topped bestseller lists nationwide. Now, in anticipation of her upcoming new work of fiction, The Wonder Spot , Penguin is publishing Melissa Bank’s bestseller in a mass-market format to reach an even wider audience. Generous-hearted and wickedly insightful, The Girls’... (more)