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Journal Entry 1 by Flakes from Bloomington, Illinois USA on Monday, February 28, 2005
 Product Description:
A smart, fast, funny take on mother-daughter relationships, boyfriend-girlfriend disasters, and the career-girl blues.
Meet Claire McLeod, a twenty-something American girl living in Portland, Oregon. Claire's got big problems: her mother's a tyrant, her sister's a lesbian, and her father's in Omaha.
Claire's peaceful, if dull, existence is shattered when her mother arrives in Portland for an unexpected--and unwelcome--visit. Armed with a sharp tongue, a critical eye, and enough Weekender Wear to make anyone nervous, Mom has mysteriously left Dad at home in the Midwest. It's not enough that Claire's job as a telephone survey-taker is excruciatingly irritating and her boyfriend has dumped her. No, now, embarrassed by her dead-end job and flatlining love life, she must also bear the weight of Mom's critical eagle eye while trying to close the rift between her mother and her sister, solve the riddle of her missing father, climb a shaky corporate ladder, stalk a cute coworker, reinvent herself, and maybe--just maybe--find a little happiness.
By turns tender and insightful--but always hilariously funny--sMothering is a novel you can't put down.
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Journal Entry 3 by sunflowergalmmb from Lincoln City, Oregon USA on Saturday, April 09, 2005
I received this book in the mail today from Flakes. Yahoo!
This is the first book I've ever received as a RABCK from someone who was kind enough to send me a book from my wish list.
I probably won't get a chance to read this one until summer gets here, but I will be sure to journal to it after reading and after releasing.
Thank you! Thank you! :)
EDIT - Thanks to being sick I was able to read this one over the last few days instead of leaving it for summer reading. I was pleased with the story and especially enjoyed how the author mentioned places in and around Portland that I am familiar with. The story is based on relationships between the family members, friends and love interests of Claire. There are a couple of small twists that I didn't see coming. Overall, it was a fun read that I enjoyed. Thanks again to Flakes for fulfulling my wish! This one will soon head to sweetpea0678 in Florida to fulfill her wish!
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Journal Entry 4 by sunflowergalmmb at Postal Release in -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, Oregon USA on Tuesday, May 03, 2005
Released 7 yrs ago (5/3/2005 UTC) at Postal Release in -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings, Oregon USA WILD RELEASE NOTES:
RELEASE NOTES:
I sent this book out to sweetpea0678 in FL today via media mail. The man at the post office said it should arrive in seven days.
This is the first wish I've fulfilled...what fun! Enjoy! :)
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