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Book Review of The Heart of a Thirsty Woman

The Heart of a Thirsty Woman
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The misadventures of a mismatched couple, a woman's quest for her missing sister, and the secrets of life revealed in Carlos Castaneda's writings mark this off-beat novel as truly special. The Heart of a Thirsty Woman gives new evidence of Witt's singular voice and immense talent.

"Pick made me who I am, but it don't tell the whole story." For twenty-seven-year-old Josie Tolliver -- a bookworm who has taken both William Shakespeare and Carlos Castaneda to heart -- her hometown of Pick, Kentucky