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      The Republic of Love

      by Carol Shields
      Published
      Feb 1992
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      General Fiction General Fiction
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      384
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      About This Book

      With a viewpoint that shifts as crisply as cards in the hands of a blackjack dealer, Carol Shields introduces us to two shell-shocked veterans of the wars of the heart. There's Fay, a folklorist whose passion for mermaids has kept her from focusing on any one man. And right across the street there's Tom, a popular radio talk-show host who has focused a little too intently, having married and divorced three times.

      Can Fay believe in lasting love with such a man? Will romantic love conquer all rational expectations? Only Carol Shields could describe so adroitly this couple who fall in love as thoroughly and satisfyingly as any Victorian couple and the modern complications that beset them in this touching and ironic book.

      Genres & Themes

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      General Fiction Romance

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      Contemporary Romance Literary

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      Apr 1993 Penguin ISBN13 9780140149906 ISBN10 0140149902
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      Apr 1993 Dutton ISBN13 9780140997163 ISBN10 0140997164
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      First Edition Feb 1992 Viking ISBN13 9780670838752 ISBN10 0670838756
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      Dec 2010 World Editions ISBN13 9789462380905 ISBN10 9462380902
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      Dec 2010 Carol Shields Literary Trust ISBN10 B004FGN9GC
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      Nov 2013 Carol Shields Literary Trust ISBN13 9780986738814 ISBN10 0986738816
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      Oct 1996 Penguin Audio ISBN13 9780140863574 ISBN10 0140863575
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      Nov 1997 Random House Large Print ISBN13 9780919981379 ISBN10 0919981372
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