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I probably went there because I have been reading Cleaving, which is about becoming a butcher among other things.
BEA 2010 Pictures, Thursday Victoria Janssen 2010
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Julie Powell, author of "Julie & Julia" and, most recently, "Cleaving" speaks about her new book and why she turned to butchery when her marriage ...
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"Cleaving," which is all over the place, begins with her work in a New York butcher shop, continues on to an extremely sordid affair, and ends up with a collection of travel essays from a trip that sounds as disjointed as her life.
JSOnline.com 2010
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That's not the most depressing thing about "Cleaving" though.
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"Cleaving" is one of those rare English words with near-opposite meanings; its dictionary definitions include "to stick or adhere, cling or hold fast" and "to split, rend apart."
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As I beheld the spectacle of Julie Powell's life as rendered in her memoir "Cleaving," I couldn't help thinking of one of the priceless moments in that wonderful 1970s television program "The Mary Tyler Moore Show."
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"Cleaving" is one of those rare English words with near-opposite meanings; its dictionary definitions include "to stick or adhere, cling or hold fast" and "to split, rend apart."
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"Cleaving" reflects the central concept of covenant-fidelity.
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"Cleaving" is one of those rare English words with near-opposite meanings; its dictionary definitions include "to stick or adhere, cling or hold fast" and "to split, rend apart."
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"Cleaving" is a tale of tortured wedlock, jaw-dropping adultery, unbelievable wine consumption and more meat than you could ever imagine.
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