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revelry
But with Sam and Ilsa, the sibling
dose of sibling
is always tempered with a large
no exce ption .
rivalry, and tonight is
apartment.
One night. One amazing Manhattan
go wrong?
Eight people. What could possibly
is plen ty. But plenty
Oh, we all know the answer
rath er surp risin g ways.
also goes right, as well…in
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From the internationally bestsellin
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duo behind Nick & Norah’s
Dash & Lily, this is
and The Twelve Days of
htfu l com edy that will
a sparkling, delig
wings.
expand your heart and stretch your
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RACHEL COHN &
DAVID LEVITHAN
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Dinner parties always seem like a good idea until you have an
hour until the guests arrive and you realize you have about
four hours’ worth of things left to do. Life becomes a whirl of
counter-space choreography, stovetop stress, and table-setting
trauma. I want everything to be perfect, and I also know this
is an impossible and even cruel thing to want. Still, there’s
something deep inside me that won’t let go. If things are im-
perfect, it won’t—can’t—be my fault.
Ilsa, bless her, is trying to aid me. Unfortunately, her aid is
coming in the form of sartorial suggestion.
“Why aren’t you wearing your black velvet? They’ll be here
any moment. You’re still in jeans.”
I am not wearing my black velvet because the lemon tart
requires a dusting of confectioners’ sugar in about two min-
utes. It will take about two minutes to explain this to Ilsa,
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