The fame lunches: on wounded icons, money, sex, the Brontes, and the importance of handbags
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New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014.
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First edition.
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xiii, 400 pages ; 24 cm
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"A collection of essays on everything from handbags to John Updike, lip gloss to Michael Jackson, and everything in between"--

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Selected essays previously published in various periodicals and journals.
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"A collection of essays on everything from handbags to John Updike, lip gloss to Michael Jackson, and everything in between"--,Provided by publisher.
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Merkin, D. (2014). The fame lunches: on wounded icons, money, sex, the Brontes, and the importance of handbags. First edition. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Merkin, Daphne. 2014. The Fame Lunches: On Wounded Icons, Money, Sex, the Brontes, and the Importance of Handbags. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Merkin, Daphne, The Fame Lunches: On Wounded Icons, Money, Sex, the Brontes, and the Importance of Handbags. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014.

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Merkin, Daphne. The Fame Lunches: On Wounded Icons, Money, Sex, the Brontes, and the Importance of Handbags. First edition. New York, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014.

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