<div>A Kansas seamstress reinvents herself in Los Angeles, but the past comes back to haunt her, in this &ldquo;superb, surprising&rdquo; historical novel (The Seattle Times). At age seventeen, Nell Plat is an unhappily married woman, quick with her needle and wit, but ill-suited to wifely duties like cooking, mothering, and tending to her boorish husband. Unable to shake her dreams of glamour and excitement, she abandons her family and quiet life in Kansas for the hustle, bustle, and glittering lights of Los Angeles. Among the wannabes and celebrities of the silver screen, Nell reinvents herself as Madame Annelle, seamstress to the stars. But just as she begins stitching her way to success, her past shows up on her doorstep, threatening to unravel her carefully crafted ruse. &ldquo;Meticulously researched&rdquo; (The A.V. Club) and &ldquo;vibrant with historical accuracy&rdquo; (SFGate)&mdash;based on the true story of the author&rsquo;s grandmother&mdash;The Seamstress of Hollywood Boulevard is a fascinating look at old Hollywood glamour, gender roles, and the ever-evolving American dream.</div>

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<div>A collection of short stories that are &ldquo;at once laugh-out-loud funny and utterly serious&rdquo; (Claire Messud, author of The Burning Girl). &ldquo;McGraw ably leavens heartbreak with humor . . . she renders quirky, refreshingly real characters&mdash;a mediocre ballet dancer who takes in a more successful dancer&rsquo;s daughter; an insecure self-help author who&rsquo;s thrown for a loop by a visit to her parents; a disillusioned bed-and-breakfast owner who flirts with moving to Aruba; Catholic priests who have trouble living up to their vows&mdash;on the verge of improving their lot in life. The happiness they catch glimpses of, though, frequently eludes their grasp . . . McGraw&rsquo;s pitch-perfect dialogue and artful closeups on the telling, trying details of ordinary lives deliver stories that are easy to read but hard to forget.&rdquo; &mdash;Publishers Weekly &ldquo;I love these stories about nice normal people trying&mdash;and failing&mdash;to cling to their fondest delusions.&rdquo; &mdash;Molly Giles, author of All the Wrong Places</div>

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