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Book Review: 'The Pursuit of Alice Thrift'

By Alan Cheuse
Published July 13, 2003 at 11:00 PM CDT
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Alan Cheuse reviews The Pursuit of Alice Thrift by Elinor Lipman. It's a comic romance between a flat-footed female surgical intern and a street-wise candy salesman.

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