Books reviewed by Diane La Rue at BookBrowse.

Diane La Rue
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Diane La Rue has written a weekly book review column for three years for an upstate New York daily newspaper. She is a member of the National Book Critics Circle, and owns a marketing and public relations consulting firm.

Books reviewed by Diane La Rue

The Housekeeper and the Professor (02/05/09)
Down the Nile (11/12/08)
The Given Day (11/12/08)
The Turnaround (09/18/08)

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