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  • "Loving a Larger Woman" above her ex-boyfriend's byline, Cannie is plunged into misery ... and the most amazing year of her life.

    Good In Bed: Summary and book reviews of Good In Bed by Jennifer Weiner. 2001

  • Just because I’d promised myself—not to mention my husband and my daughter—that I would never put them or me through the experience of publishing a novel under the name of Cannie Shapiro ever again, there was no reason to tell Larissa that very minute.

    Certain Girls Jennifer Weiner 2008

  • Just because I’d promised myself—not to mention my husband and my daughter—that I would never put them or me through the experience of publishing a novel under the name of Cannie Shapiro ever again, there was no reason to tell Larissa that very minute.

    Certain Girls Jennifer Weiner 2008

  • Just because I’d promised myself—not to mention my husband and my daughter—that I would never put them or me through the experience of publishing a novel under the name of Cannie Shapiro ever again, there was no reason to tell Larissa that very minute.

    Certain Girls Jennifer Weiner 2008

  • I am also glad that the main character "Cannie" was a realistic character who many could relate with not only in her personal life situations, but her image of herself.

    Reader reviews of Good In Bed by Jennifer Weiner. 2001

  • "Cannie," she said, "I'm going to ask you not to say anything more to anybody about having seen Berry and me on Washington Street to-day."

    A Little Country Girl Susan Coolidge 1870

  • "Cannie," she said, "I've a great mind to tell you --" Then she stopped.

    A Little Country Girl Susan Coolidge 1870

  • "Cannie," said Purcel, "you praised your razors very highly at your last visit; -- have you a good case this morning?"

    The Tithe-Proctor The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two William Carleton 1831

  • "Cannie," said the proctor, "dix me, but I'm glad to see you -- and how are you, man?

    The Tithe-Proctor The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two William Carleton 1831

  • "Cannie," said Fergus, "we were just-talking of Buck English.

    The Tithe-Proctor The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two William Carleton 1831

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