NECKLACE OF KISSES: A NOVEL [Paperback]

Francesca Lia [cover photo by Suza Scalora, author photo by Claudia Kunin Block (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers [2005], [New York]; First Edition edition (2005)
• ISBN-10: 0060797339
• ISBN-13: 978-0060797331
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (24 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,844,364 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Francesca Lia Block, recipient of the prestigious Margaret A. Edwards Lifetime Achievement Award. has been publishing novels, short stories, essays, memoirs and poetry since 1989. Her work has been translated into many languages. Ms. Block lives in Los Angeles where she teaches writing workshops that are also available online.

Customer Reviews

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Re-unite with Weetzie and company; still magical at age 40, August 11, 2005

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Jessica Lux (Rosamond, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Necklace of Kisses (Hardcover)

Fans of Weetzie and friends from the early 1990's will love seeing them all again facing modern issues. Secret Agent Lover Man has been depressed since seeing the twin towers burn, and there are no more kisses in the marriage, so Weetzie sets out to the pink hotel of her high school prom to find some magic. Her adventures are a delight to the senses, filled with exotic people, foods, tastes, jewels, and Weetzie's bright sense of fashion.

Everyone who loved the first magical world of Weetzie will not be disappointed. She has matured, and she deals with modern issues (including dishing about Botox), but her adventures are every bit as magical as before. I admire Block for creating a middle-aged heroine who is just as snazzy as she was in her 20's. Block also brings us back to the music Weetzie grew up on, which is a fun romp down memory lane.

Witch Baby really comes into her own in this novel, and in a reading by author Block to promote this book, she hinted that she was feeling there was more to the Witch Baby story, and another book might be forthcoming.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I've missed you, Weetzie!, June 25, 2006

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Amanda E. Thomsen "Kiss My Aster" (Chicago) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Necklace of Kisses (Hardcover)

How comforting to know how Weetzie and her family are doing! I thought this book was excellent. I read it quickly, telling my husband to shut up when he tried to interupt.
Some of the reviews mentioned the 9/11 thing was a little heavy but I didn't get that, it was mentioned once- and Max always was a little intense.
God, I hope there's more!
I loved Weetzie before, but now... Wow!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The always magical Francesca Lia Block, March 21, 2006

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Ruthiecat "Love is never having to put a book... (CC, TX USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Necklace of Kisses (Hardcover)

I was surprised to find that this book had almost slipped me by. I am usually up to speed on her books. This book was just as amazing and magical as all her Weetzie Bat books. At 26, I was just as enthralled as when I discovered Block's books over 10 years ago. In fact, her mid-life crisis kind of mirrored what I am going through now faced with growing older. I loved it.