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Book Review of English as a Second Language

English as a Second Language
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BACK OF BOOK:
Smart, sarcastic Alexandra Brennan is bored with her dead-end job in NYC and uncertain about where her life is headed. But when her smug ex tells her she could never get into graduate school in the UK, thats precisely what she does. Armed with American cigarettes and extra-strength coffee, Alex leaves home and crosses the Atlantic. She's ready to face all that GB has to offer, including beerk, blokes, and more books than she can possibly read in a year. What she discovers, however, is that instead of running away from home, she may have actually found it...