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The Big Love

Alison Hopkins isn't just looking for Mr. Right . . . or even Mr. Big. She's holding out for the Big Love.

When 32-year-old Alison's first real boyfriend unceremoniously dumps her - he steps out to buy mustard for a dinner party and never returns - it's time for Alison to reassess her lifelong search for romantic fulfillment. Does true love even exist? Is every romantic involvement with a coworker inevitably doomed? Does sex without commitment alwayslead to disaster? Is a girl's evangelical Christian upbringing an impediment to her finding true happiness?

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Funnier than any "chick-lit," as poised and accomplished as any literary debut this year, The Big Loveis a big-hearted, hilariously entertaining novel that readers all across America are falling for.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 228 pages

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