Gayle Brandeis imbues atmosphere into every page of her novel, which tells ths story of Flan, a young mother with a grad-student husband. Don't be misled by the lingerie cover. This atmosphere is unsettled as it veers between the issues of an Oprah book and some chick-lit humor. Flan supports the struggling family with finds from auctions of abandoned storage units. Funk is what she often finds in the storage units too, while searching for meaning among all the stuff. Beautifully written, the story hinges on an old copy of Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass and liberally quotes from it. The ending of the book is neither a triumph or tragedy, but it may leave you wanting to fill up on Whitman. --Jenny H.
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