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Critical Praise

"Beguiling, charming, witty, inspiring--Carolyn See's novel The Handyman is so wonderful in so many ways that it's going to seem as if her mother wrote every review for it. Twenty-eight-year-old Bob Hampton is a struggling artist who is panicking at the possibility that he will never find his authentic 'voice.' After a failed (and endearing) trip to Paris, Bob returns to his home in Los Angeles and decides to spend the summer working as a handyman before giving art school one more try. What he becomes, of course, is a handyman of the heart. "

———The Cleveland Plain Dealer

"The Handyman proves once again that Carolyn See is one of this generation's most talented and versatile writers. "

———Fannie Flagg

"Irresistible...a sparkling entertainment.. "

———Entertainment Weekly