An amazing reading month. I can't recommend these highly enough. Three of them made me cry (see if you can guess which ones), and I don't cry easily. Thank you #AlanHollinghurst @marnieriches.bsky.social #elizabethstrout #colmtoibin #robertseethaler #jessicaanyablau #booksworthreading #bookstagram

Shopgirls: A Novel by Jessica Anya Blau

Shopgirls: A Novel by Jessica Anya Blau
pub date - 5/6/25

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Review of Shopgirls by Jessica Anya Blau Hey! I was a shopgirl at the same time Zippy was. What fun to compare notes with this very unexpected--and delightful--novel! #shopgirls #JessicaAnyaBlau #MarinerBooks @MarinerBooks #BookBlogger #Bookstagram #BookReview #1980s #SanFrancisco #I.Magnin #DepartmentStore #ComingofAge #HistoricalFiction Shopgirls by Jessica Anya Blau Publisher: Mariner Books (May 6, 2025) Language: EnglishHardcover ‎272 pages ISBN-10 ‎0063052350 ISBN-13 ‎978-0063052352 Blurb: Nineteen-year-old Zippy can hardly believe it: she’s the newest and youngest salesgirl at I. Magnin, “San Francisco’s Finest Department Store.” Every week, she rotates her three spruced-up Salvation Army outfits and Vaseline-shined pumps; still, she’s thrilled to walk those pumps through the employee entrance five days a week as she saves to buy something new.

Review of Shopgirls by Jessica Anya Blau

Hey! I was a shopgirl at the same time Zippy was. What fun to compare notes with this very unexpected--and delightful--novel! #shopgirls #JessicaAnyaBlau #MarinerBooks @MarinerBooks #BookBlogger #Bookstagram #BookReview #1980s #SanFrancisco #I.Magnin…

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