Books written by Rachel Pastan

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  This Side of Married

  It wasn't much money, but Theo was at Hollis and Stoltz by then, their West Philadelphia student days behind them. The permanent veterinary staff at the zoo was set to expand in a couple of years. Why shouldn't she be the one they hired ...

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  In the Field: A Novel

  In the Field explores what it takes to triumph in the ruthless world of mid-twentieth-century genetics, following Kate as she decides what she is—and is not—willing to sacrifice to succeed.

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  Alena: A Novel

  Two years have passed since the tragic death of Alena, curator at the Nauk, a cutting-edge art museum on Cape Cod.

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  Alena

  "Alena wasn't afraid of dying. Just of dying tritely. Everyone dies, Aggie, she used to say 'You only get one shot at it. I don't intend to waste mine!” She had no patience with people who were afraid of risk.

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  Lady of the Snakes

  This is a marvelous, fearless book.