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008			130815s2012 nyu 000 1 eng
010			_a2011025990
020			_a9781455507207
042			_apcc
050	0	0	_aPS3601.T784 _bM53 2012
082	0	0	_aFIC ATT
100	1		_aAttenberg, Jami
245	1	4	_aThe Middlesteins _c/ Jami Attenberg.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York _b: Grand Central Pub. _c, 2012.
300			_a273 p. _c; 22 cm.
520			_aEdie Middlestein is digging her grave with her teeth, as the saying goes. Previously a successful Chicago attorney, Edie has sought comfort in food all her life; she craves fattening treats the way an alcoholic craves booze. Now that she is over 60 and over 300 pounds, her partners have pretty much forced early retirement on her. Edie is also facing a second surgery on her legs. Her husband, Richard, has had enough. He leaves his wife after nearly 40 years of marriage, to the shock of their easygoing son, Benny, and the anger of their difficult daughter, Robin. Despite this sad scenario, Attenberg finds ample comic moments in this wry tale about an unraveling marriage. She has a great ear for dialogue, and the novel is perfectly paced. Her characters are all believable, if not always sympathetic, though Edie's romance with a Chinese restaurant owner seems improbable.
650		0	_aFamilies _v--Fiction
650			_aLife change events _v- Fiction
651			_aMiddle West _v--Fiction
942			_cMO
999			_c271561 _d271561