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Mary Bellanova's directionless life takes on new meaning after her boyfriend, Primo, suddenly drops dead, and Mary is forced to navigate the complexities and challenges of modern urban life as she searches for the best place to scatter Primo's ashes, copes with his crazy mother and ex-girlfriends, and takes in his disturbed dog. Original.
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mary bellanova came home to her east village apartment, cooked dinner, and fought with her boyfriend, primo. but soon mary realized that primo's silence in front of the tv set was more than just one of his bad moods: primo was actually dead. other guys had abandoned mary before,but primo's exit was by far the most unique. and suddenly mary's life -- defined so far by a string of temp jobs and unfinished short stories -- takes off on a tantalizing adventure as she follows a trail of primo's ex-lovers. arthur nersesian, who created a howling new york odyssey in his smash hit the fuck-up, captures the spirit of the city itself -- jolting and full of surprise -- in this powerful new novel edged with black humor and poignancy.
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