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�THE NEW ME by Mary Marcus is a revelation. Like Joan Didion she brings to life the nuance and emotion of a sometimes-dysfunctional family life in Southern California with a jaundiced view of Hollywood in her peripheral vision. Like Williams Carlos Williams she knows that precise observation of details can illuminate great depth. Part baby-boom prose poem, part woman�s rebirth, The New Me is alternately hilarious and heartbreaking and ultimately hopeful. What a cool first novel!� � Danny Goldberg, author of BUMPING INTO GENIUSES �THE NEW ME is funny, poignant and deftly written. It is a relatable story that beats with a pulse of a modern marriage paradigm and provides cringe-worthy moments that simultaneously delight and distress. This book made me uncomfortable in all the best ways. I couldn�t put it down.� � Moira Walley-Beckett, Writer/Co-Executive Producer of BREAKING BAD �So you think it�s all sun, surf and smiles. Mary Marcus shows you the dark side of the California dream. A sadly eloquent, painfully honest account of how a mystery woman intrudes on a marriage growing melancholy. Reader beware: you might find yourself in these pages.� � Heywood Gould, author of COCKTAIL, FORT APACHE, THE BRONX, and GREENLIGHT FOR MURDER �Mary Marcus expertly illuminates the world of a lived marriage in this inspired novel. With careful nuance and dark humor in her back pocket, she raises questions women might not dare ask themselves. THE NEW ME will give the old you something to think about. A real treat.� � Rachel Eddey, author of RUNNING OF THE BRIDE Harriet is floundering. She�s in her early forties, her kids have gone to college, her marriage feels empty, her cable TV cooking show has lost its sense of inspiration, and she longs to leave the West Coast for New York. Then one day she meets Lydia, a gorgeous woman in her late twenties. Lydia reminds her so much of herself a decade or so past, and her husband, who hardly likes anything, likes Lydia as well. It slowly dawns on Harriet that Lydia could be the answer to everything that�s ailing her. All she needs to do is turn Lydia into �the new me.� Reminiscent of the work of Susan Isaacs and Nora Ephron, THE NEW ME is a witty, poignant, perceptive, and beautifully written novel about change and the price of becoming who you want to be.