Objects of My Affection

Marc Notes: Subtitle from cover.; Struggling to start over after a failed relationship and her son's entry into drug rehab, a struggling Lucy Bloom tackles an unexpectedly challenging job clearing the cluttered home of a reclusive artist and hoarder who hides an astonishing secret. Review Quotes: "Smolinski gracefully balances lighthearted humor with insightful musings on addiction, mortality, nostalgia, and affection, making this an entertaining and touching read."Review Quotes: "A moving look at the dangers of holding on to both objects and one's misconceptions, Smolinski's third novel will draw readers in through her flawed but sympathetic characters."Review Quotes: "A charmingly breezy tone marks this warm appraisal of our addiction to stuff."Review Quotes: "Smolinski does an incredible job of weaving together the stories of two willful women. . . and gives the often emotional storyline a genuine feeling of reality."Review Quotes: "Funny, poignant, and achingly smart, "Objects of My Affection" will win the hearts of loyal fans and new readers everywhere. Jill Smolinski's writing is smart, funny, and true with fully realized characters that readers will come to love." --Mia King, author of "Good Things" and "Sweet Life "Review Quotes: "A humorous story of self-discovery." --"Woman's World"Review Quotes: "A pleasant and engaging novel with likable protagonists who evolve." --"Library Journal"Review Quotes: "A humorous story of self-discovery."Review Quotes: "Simultaneously breezy yet thought provoking, this is a fun read that stays with you."Review Quotes: "Reading Jill Smolinski feels like hanging out with a charming, savvy, fun-filled new friend."--Claire Cook, author of Must Love DogsReview Quotes: "I loved this deeply felt, bravely honest tale of a professional organizer who discovers just how messy life and love can be, but that everything truly does have a place. A treasure of a novel."--Melissa Senate, author of The Love Goddess' Cooking SchoolReview Quotes: "Funny, poignant, and achingly smart, Objects of My Affection will win the hearts of loyal fans and new readers everywhere. Jill Smolinski's writing is smart, funny, and true with fully realized characters that readers will come to love."--Mia King, author of Good Things and Sweet LifeReview Quotes: Reading Jill Smolinski feels like hanging out with a charming, savvy, fun-filled new friend."--Claire Cook, author of Must Love DogsReview Quotes: I loved this deeply felt, bravely honest tale of a professional organizer who discovers just how messy life and love can be, but that everything truly does have a place. A treasure of a novel."--Melissa Senate, author of The Love Goddess' Cooking SchoolReview Quotes: Funny, poignant, and achingly smart, Objects of My Affection will win the hearts of loyal fans and new readers everywhere. Jill Smolinski's writing is smart, funny, and true with fully realized characters that readers will come to love."--Mia King, author of Good Things and Sweet LifeBrief Description: Includes Touchstone reading group guide. Publisher Marketing: Lucy Bloom is broke, freshly dumped by her boyfriend, and is forced to sell her house to send her nineteen-year-old son to drug rehab. Although she's lost it all, she's determined to start over. So when she's offered a high-paying gig helping clear the clutter from the huge home of reclusive and eccentric painter Marva Meier Rios, Lucy grabs it. But she soon learns that the real challenge may be taking on Marva, who seems to love her objects too much to let go of any of them. While trying to stay on course toward a strict deadline--and with an ex-boyfriend back in the picture, a new romance on the scene, and her son's rehab not going as planned--Lucy discovers that Marva isn't just hoarding, she is also hiding a big secret. The two form an unlikely bond, as each learns from the other that there are those things in life we keep and those we need to let go--but it's not always easy to know the difference. Review Citations: Library Journal 09/15/2012 pg. 35 (EAN 9781455134830, Compact Disc) Library Journal 04/01/2012 pg. 74 (EAN 9781451660753, Hardcover) Booklist 04/15/2012 pg. 23 (EAN 9781451660753, Hardcover) Kirkus Reviews 04/15/2012 (EAN 9781451660753, Hardcover) Publishers Weekly 06/18/2012 (EAN 9781451660753, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Smolinski, Jill Jill Smolinski is the author of the novels "The Next Thing on My List" and "Flip-Flopped". Her work has appeared in major women's magazines, as well as in an anthology of short stories, "American Girls About Town". She lives in Los Angeles with her son. Visit her at JillSmolinski.com.