A Little Too Much Is Enough
Kathleen Tyau. W. W. Norton & Company, $17.95 (240pp) ISBN 978-0-393-31559-2
Debut novelist Tyau presents a coming-of-age tale set in Hawaii. (Nov.)
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Reviewed on: 11/18/1996
Genre: Fiction
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