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The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs
The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs: A Novel | Matthew Dicks
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Caroline Jacobs has lost herself. She's a wife, mother (to a tattooed teenage daughter she avoids), Sears Portrait Studio photographer, and wimp. Asserting herself, taking the reins, or facing life head-on are not in her repertoire. So when Caroline suddenly cracks and screams "Fuck you!" at the PTA president, she is shocked. So is her husband. So is the PTA president. So is everyone. But Caroline soon realizes the true cause of her outburst can be traced back to something that happened to her as a teenager, a scarring betrayal by her best friend Emily. This act changed Caroline's life forever. So, with a little bit of bravery flowing through her veins, Caroline decides to go back to her home town and confront Emily. She busts her daughter Polly out of school, and the two set off to deliver the perfect comeback, which is twenty-five years in the making. But nothing goes as planned. Long buried secrets begin to rise to the surface, and Caroline will have to face much more than one old, bad best friend. A heartwarming story told with Matthew Dicks' signature wit, The Perfect Comeback of Caroline Jacobs is a deceptively simple novel about the ways in which our childhood experiences reverberate through our lives, and the bravery of one woman trying to change her life and finds true understanding of her daughter, and herself, along the way.
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BoldCityBooks
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This was a fun and funny book about a middle aged woman trying to get her groove back! (Sorta.) Caroline tracks down her high school bully and goes on a trip to confront her! And finds herself on the trip... Really great book using a slightly overused concept but Dicks pulls it off with incredible originality.

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sprinklefingers
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Perfect little book to read in one sitting - especially here, my favorite room in the library. (Even if there are parts of the book I remain firmly on the fence about.)

BoldCityBooks I agree with you, this book is best served in one (or two) sittings. Easy to read and flows nicely. 8y
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mrldg
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"A small act of cruelty made large by time"

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LivingReflections
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I'm in 2 book clubs and these are our current reads, neither of which I know anything about. I can't figure out how to associate 1 post with 2 titles, so I figure John Irving needs less help. Weeeee... This is why I love book clubs.