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Second line : two short novels of love and cooking in New Orleans
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Second line : two short novels of love and cooking in New Orleans

Author: Poppy Z Brite
Publisher: Easthampton, MA : Small Beer Press ; [Minneapolis, MN] : Distributed to the trade by Consortium, ©2009.
Edition/Format:   Book : Fiction : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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"'The Value of X' introduces Rickey and G-man, who are slowly realizing there are only two important things in life: cooking...and each other. It's a love story that unfolds over eggplant quiche, Gulf oysters, and braised pork shanks in the vibrant, gritty world of 1990s New Orleans. Rickey and G-man must navigate the end of childhood, the challenges of family and separation, and their divergent ambitions, to
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Genre/Form: Fiction
Material Type: Fiction
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Poppy Z Brite
ISBN: 9781931520607 1931520607
OCLC Number: 318877180
Description: 259 p. ; 22 cm.
Contents: The value of X --
D*U*C*K.
Other Titles: Value of X.
D*U*C*K.
Responsibility: Poppy Z. Brite.

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Two short novels--"The Value of X" and "D*U*C*K*"--are included in this collection that adds to Brite's cheerfully chaotic series starring two chefs in New Orleans.  Read more...

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