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Necklace of Kisses: A Novel

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By Francesca Lia Block
Publisher HaperCollins Publishers
Necklace of Kisses: A Novel
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Where were the kisses? Weetzie Bat wondered. And so begins a magical journey of discovery. As she turns forty and the relationship with her secretagent loverman Max falls apart, Weetzie packs up her lime green and bright orange bikini, orange suede sneakers, and Pucci tunic, jumps in her 65 mint green Thunderbird, and leaves. Weetzie finds herself at the enchanted pink hotel in sparkling Los Angeles, where she once shied away from a kiss that may have led her to the love of her life. Now she returns, perhaps in search of her lost passion, and meets an otherworldy cast of characters, among them a blueskinned receptionist, an invisible cleaning lady, a seductive fawn, and a sushieating mermaid who gives her a kiss that sets the wheel of selfdiscovery in motion. Block invests every scene with equal shots of magic and realism, rendering her heroine and supporting players in vivid, poetic detail. In Necklace of Kisses the fans that have grown up with Weetzie Bat will be able to meet her in adulthood and find that life is still no less trying and no less full of wonder.

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42477 words42,477 words
240 pages240 pages
Lexile 820LLexile 820L
Published 2005Published 2005

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9780060777517

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