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Average rating: 3.21 · 299 ratings · 59 reviews · 3 distinct works • Similar authors

	Sister Crazy 3.24 avg rating — 169 ratings — published 2001 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Be My Wolff 2.80 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 2017 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Feed My Dear Dogs 3.68 avg rating — 56 ratings — published 2005 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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How to End a Story: Collected Diaries

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The Marriage Question: George Eliot's Double Life

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Emma Richler and 5 other people liked Aurélia's review of Dans le jardin de l'ogre: "Le problème, quand on entend beaucoup de bien d'un·e auteur·ice, c'est d'avoir une attente très élevée vis-à-vis de ses oeuvres. Et d'être incroyablement déçue quand on en découvre une. Je n'ai pas aimé le procédé d'écriture, ni même l'histoire. Le per" Read more of this review »
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Quotes by Emma Richler (?)

“How one can never truly leave. And never quite return. Do you understand?”
― Emma Richler, Be My Wolff

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“The older she grows, the farther she walks. It is a good thing the world is round and she is fond of walking in circles or else she might disappear across three times nine countries in the thirtieth tsardom!”
― Emma Richler, Be My Wolff

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“Come and kiss me, my darling.”
― Emma Richler, Be My Wolff

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