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| View Larger Image | The Fiction Class
by Susan Breen
| | List Price: | $14.00 | | Price: | $11.20 | | You Save: | $2.80 (20%) |  | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours | | | | | Sales Rank: | 234063 | | Studio: | Plume | | | Binding: | Paperback | | Number Of Pages: | 304 | | Publication Date: | February 26, 2008 | | Publisher: | Plume |
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EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Product Description
A witty, honest, and hugely entertaining story for anyone who loves books, or has a difficult mother. And, let’s face it, that’s practically everybody . . .
On paper, Arabella Hicks seems more than qualified to teach her fiction class on the Upper West Side: she’s a writer herself; she’s passionate about books; she’s even named after the heroine in a Georgette Heyer novel.
On the other hand, she’s thirty-eight, single, and has been writing the same book for the last seven years. And she has been distracted recently: on the same day that Arabella teaches her class she also visits her mother in a nursing home outside the city. And every time they argue. Arabella wants the fighting to stop, but, as her mother puts it, “Just because we’re family, doesn’t mean we have to like each other.” When her class takes a surprising turn and her lessons start to spill over into her weekly visits, she suddenly finds she might be holding the key to her mother’s love and, dare she say it, her own inspiration. After all, as a lifelong lover of books, she knows the power of a good story. |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 22 reviews)
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would make a great flick 
If you're a frustrated writer, this book is for you. All of us think we have a book 'in us' but few do. Reading this book was not only incredibly enjoyable, it really was like taking a fiction class, with pointers at the end of each chapter. The characters were instantly recognizable as living, breathing beings and I could easily see this as a great film. I was sorry when the book ended. I can only hope that Breen writes a sequel based on events at the end of the book. A "must" read!
July 05, 2008 | |
Wow!
I loved this book! It has romance and sorrow. The characters sound like the people I've known in my UCLA fiction classes with all their quirks and astounding abilities. The protagonist is real in her struggles with her writing, her mother, and her work. I read this book in a day because I couldn't put it down. Enjoy!
May 30, 2008 | |
Not A How To Book For Writers! 
This is not a handbook for wannabe writers, but rather a short novel about a writing teacher and one writing class she'll never forget. Adult education instructor Arabella Hicks (named after a heroine in a romance novel) is struggling to cope with a dying mother, a longing for love, and a frustration with both life and writing. The writing exercises after each chapter are completely optional, and you do not have to read what you've written if you don't want to. Instead, read this book and enjoy.
May 17, 2008 | |
Heart Rendering
This wonderful book had me laughing and crying. What fantastic descriptions of charactors. Reading how the people in the class developed and grew and how the understanding and love between mother and daughter was discovered and finally realized and shared was beautiful. Miracles can happen! Would love to know what happens to all of them in the future so how about another book!!!!!
April 28, 2008 | |
Perfect for Mother's Day
The Fiction Class is the perfect present from a daughter to her mother. Or from a mother to her daughter. It can be a way to bridge those awkward relationships, or to build on them. A wonderful read that not only looks the mother/child conundrum straight in the eye without blinking, but gives you hope that you can mend yours. And for any writer, a plethora of useful information in the most enjoyable way. Bravo to Susan Breen.
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