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"Margo Rabb's critically acclaimed debut novel Cures for Heartbreak--a somber yet humorous depiction of love, loss, and new beginnings--has been reissued with a stunning new look. Less than two weeks after fifteen-year-old Mia Pearlman's mother is diagnosed with cancer, she dies, leaving Mia, her older sister, and their father to face this sudden and unfathomable loss. As Mia struggles to navigate her grief, she's also forced to examine the truth about her parents' rocky marriage, her unexpected feelings for a guy with leukemia, and the nagging health phobias that plague her on a daily basis. Ultimately, her journey down this road slowly paves the way for hope amid immeasurable loss. In this heartfelt novel that Michael Chabon called ""sad, funny, smart, and endlessly poignant,"" Margo Rabb dives deep into the complicated emotions that befall a family after the death of a loved one."

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Cures for Heartbreak is a sad, funny, smart, endlessly poignant novel. . . . It made me feel grateful for my life, for my family, and above all for the world that brings us gifts like the gift of Margo Rabb. -Michael Chabon, author of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Cures for Heartbreak is full of sadness, humor, and quirky details that ring completely true. I thoroughly enjoyed it. -Curtis Sittenfeld, author of Prep Margo Rabb's 'World History' [a chapter in Cures for Heartbreak] is unusual in its depiction of familial tragedy in the context of large-scale horror. . . . [It] beautifully brings together the intensely personal and the historical, and rings with the authenticity of a bitter, yet illuminating truth. -Joyce Carol OatesStarred review, School Library Journal, January 1, 2007: Black humor, pitch-perfect detail, and compelling characters make this a terrific read, despite the pain that permeates every superbly written page. Starred review, The Bulletin of the Center for Children's Books, April 2007: This is undeniably a book of anguish, it's also one of raw strength and casual, clever humor in random and surprising places, making it a compelling as well as tearful read. From the Hardcover edition.

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"Margo Rabb grew up in Queens, New York, and now lives in Brooklyn. Her stories have been broadcast on National Public Radio, and have been published in the ""Atlantic Monthly, Zoetrope, Seventeen, Best New American Voices, New England Review,"" and elsewhere. ""From the Hardcover edition."""

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