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Melissa Pritchard

Melissa Pritchard's Late Bloomer is funny. She's taken her ongoing interest in creativity and transformation, and placed it in counterpoint to a lively parody of New Age spirituality. New questions arise...

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By Michael Silverblatt • May 13, 2004 • 30m Listen

Melissa Pritchard's Late Bloomer (Doubleday) is funny. She's taken her ongoing interest in creativity and transformation, and placed it in counterpoint to a lively parody of New Age spirituality. New questions arise: How can you tell the real path from the fad? How can you believe in love without falling for romance?

Read an excerpt from Late Bloomer.

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