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What Might Have Been Me

by Yvonne Cassidy · 2012

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At 33, Carla Matthew's life is not where it's supposed to be. When she dropped out of college 11 years ago to stay in New York after a student summer job, she imagined she'd have books published, a job in NYU, maybe even have started a family. She didn't think she'd still be working illegally, waiting tables, and going to the same bars to see her boyfriend Eddie play in gigs.

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literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
mother daughtermother daughterMore like thisLess of this
Setting
2010s2010sMore like thisLess of thisIrelandIrelandMore like thisLess of thisNew YorkNew YorkMore like thisLess of thisNew York StateNew York StateMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 406 pages

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