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For fans of Emma Straub and Cynthia D'Aprix Sweeny, a debut contemporary women's fiction novel about obsession, forgiveness, and friendship between two unlikely people.

Style-guru Charlotte Oakes sells beautiful lifestyles, but her mentally ill daughter is an addict, her long marriage is dead, and she is pregnant with her ex-lover's…

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1 author picked Intersections as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I am a stickler for good writing, something Karen Uhlmann clearly also cares about and delivers on. She breathes life into a cast of characters and spins a realistic web of connections and misconnections between them. I was especially taken by the concept of “intersections,” and how it serves as a literal location and a metaphor operating on multiple levels. If you want a quality read, don’t miss this one!

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