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''LOVED it. Tightly-plotted elegance, 50s glamour and suspense. Put it on your lists'' Jessie Burton''Excellent . . . riveting to the last page'' The Times''Filled with evocative period detail and populated with an intriguing tapestry of beautifully drawn characters'' Observer''As stylish as it''s cover, with razor sharp prose and an atmosphere simmering with tension, I have savoured every word'' Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things''Refreshing . . . Heartbreaking'' New York Times''A stunning debut. Tense, dark, and richly layered, lovers of Patricia Highsmith will devour this compulsively readable, standout novel'' Katy Hays''Dark and compelling. Fans of Lessons In Chemistry will adore it'' RedLois Saunders thought that marrying the right man would finally cure her loneliness. But as picture-perfect as her husband is, she is suffocating in their loveless marriage. In 1951, though, unhappiness is hardly grounds for divorce - except in Reno, Nevada.At the Golden Yarr

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A rollicking thriller and poignant coming-of-age story. ?PeopleTimelier than ever. ?The CutA delicious (Rebecca Makkai) and deeply compelling (Lauren Groff) debut novel set at a 1950s Reno divorce ranch, about the complex friendship between two women who dare to imagine a different future Lois Saunders thought that marrying the right man would finally cure her loneliness. But as picture-perfect as her husband is, she is suffocating in their loveless marriage. In 1951, though, unhappiness is hardly grounds for divorceexcept in Reno, Nevada.At the Golden Yarrow, the most respectable of Reno's famous divorce ranches, Lois finds herself living with half a dozen other would-be divorcees, all in Reno for the six weeks' residency that is the state's only divorce requirement. They spend their days riding horses and their nights flirting with cowboys, and it's as wild and fun as Lake Forest, Illinois, is prim and stifling. But it i

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'LOVED it. Tightly-plotted elegance, 50s glamour and suspense. Put it on your lists' Jessie Burton'Excellent . . . riveting to the last page' The Times'Filled with evocative period detail and populated with an intriguing tapestry of beautifully drawn characters' Observer'As stylish as it's cover, with razor sharp prose and an atmosphere simmering with tension, I have savoured every word' Jennie Godfrey, author of The List of Suspicious Things'Refreshing . . . Heartbreaking' New York Times'A stunning debut. Tense, dark, and richly layered' Katy Hays'Dark and compelling. Fans of Lessons In Chemistry will adore it' RedLois Saunders thought that marrying the right man would finally cure her loneliness. But as picture-perfect as her husband is, she is suffocating in their loveless marriage. In 1951, though,

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