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Women and Children First
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773-769-9299
1. The Master Butchers Singing Club
By Louise Erdrich (HarperCollins, $25.95)
A historical novel about a German immigrant family in the years between the two world wars.
2. Nickel and Dimed
By Barbara Ehrenreich (Owl, $13 paper)
An illuminating exploration of the lives of the working poor in America.
3. The Secret Life of Bees
By Sue Monk Kidd (Penguin, $14 paper)
A novel about a 14-year-old girl and her adventure of self-discovery.
4. What I Loved
By Siri Hustvedt (Holt, $25)
A philosophical novel set in the New York art world.
5. Mrs. Dalloway
By Virginia Woolf (Harvest, $12 paper)
A classic novel about a day in the life of a London woman and the complexities of that life.
