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Absolutely Revolting
Fiction

Madame Bovary’s Haberdashery: Maurilia Meehan by

by Carol Middleton •
April 2013, no. 350

Madame Bovary’s Haberdashery: Maurilia Meehan by

Transit Lounge, $29.95 pb, 272 pp, 978921924415

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With her fifth novel, Maurilia Meehan has carved out a subversive niche of chick-lit mystery. Touted as the first of a trilogy, Madame Bovary’s Haberdashery is an amusing romp for the thinking woman, with references to Flaubert, Milan Kundera, and Agatha Christie. The decidedly feminist viewpoint is tempered by a mordant use of irony and satire.

 


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Madame Bovary’s Haberdashery: Maurilia Meehan by

Transit Lounge, $29.95 pb, 272 pp, 978921924415

ABR receives a commission on items purchased through this link. All ABR reviews are fully independent.

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corrie freeman
Thursday, 09 January 2014 08:50
I'd like to buy this book

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