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“An entertaining winner.” – Publishers Weekly
“Tartly clever … Block’s zesty take on love, life and the pursuit of rent-controlled nirvana is an especially smart and cunning romp.” – Booklist
"A funny, smart and beautifully written homage to movies, New York, love and all the other things that make life tolerable." – Gary Shteyngart, author of The Russian Debutante’s Handbook and Absurdistan
“Don't Make A Scene is a frothy, witty delight that stealthily delivers some very healthy ideas about love, real estate, Cuba, and the movies, and surprises you into frequent sharp fits of laughter. Valerie Block is that comic sensibility for whom fans of Mitford, Spark, and Waugh have been waiting.” – Alice Elliot Dark, author of In the Gloaming and Think of England
"Don't Make a Scene is an amusing, sophisticated novel with two interesting major figures and a nicely developed cast of supporting characters." - Diane White, The Boston Globe NEW!July 15, 2008CVS Revisited, From Across the PondIs there anything more humiliating than explaining medical issues of a personal nature in a foreign language? Perhaps I was a bit hasty recently when I compared CVS to a vertically integrated hydra of world domination. Last week, on vacation to Italy, I had reason to feel nostalgic for the US model of self-service, as poor packing meant several visits to farmacias for basic over-the-counter products… June 25, 2008 Thoughts on a Bad MergeNot long ago, I was run down by a stroller. It wasn't one of the heavy, double-barreled varieties, or one of the off-road jogging tricycles you see around town. It wasn't one of the deep carriages for triplets-on-the-go, or a Swedish four-wheel-drive with… June 04, 2008 A Visit from the God SquadThey come in twos and threes, dressed as if going to church in the south in the 1950s. They are always African American. They frequently have a child in tow, a child who never shouts or cries or goofs off, even though he or she doesn't have a toy to play with. They do not hurry, they do not rest. It is often a Saturday, a Sunday, or a holiday. It is always between 10:30 am and noon, and the sun is always shining. Read more. SIGN UP FOR E-MAIL UPDATES:Get news about Valerie and her books delivered to your inbox: |
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