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There was certainly always a category of fiction that explored the lives of primarily young, mostly single women—think of Mary McCarthy’s The Group or Rona Jaffe’s The Best of Everything, Jacqueline Susann’s Valley of the Dolls, or even Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice—but with the publication of Helen Fielding’s Bridget Jones’s Diary, novels about the experiences of single women (or “singletons” in Bridget-speak) took on a whole new life.Candace Bushnell’s New York Observer columns were the basis for the hit television show Sex and the City, and her first novel, Four Blondes, could be read as more of the same, as it describes four New Yorkers in search of satisfying relationships and good sex (and not necessarily in that order).
The linked short stories of Melissa Bank’s The Girls’ Guide to Hunting and Fishing spoof those ever-so-popular self-help tomes that pontificate on how to get and keep your man.Lucinda Rosenfeld’s What She Saw In . . . is the story of Phoebe Fine’s relationship with fifteen different men, including the first boy she kissed (Stinky Mancuso), her married lover Bruce Bledstone, and artist Pablo Miles (born Peter Mandelbaum).
Although Kate Reddy is married with children and is a successful bond trader, as the heroine of Allison Pearson’s I Don’t Know How She Does It she can be seen as Bridget Jones’s older, no less harried and worried sister.
Christina Bartolomeo’s delightful Cupid and Diana is “a novel about finding the right man, the right career, and the right outfit.”Other chick-lit novels are Isabel Wolff’s The Trials of Tiffany Trott and Making Minty Malone; Lisa Jewell’s Thirty Nothing; Sophie Kinsella’s Confessions of a Shopaholic; Dog Handling by Clare Naylor; Girls’ Poker Night by Jill A. Davis; Anna Maxted’s Getting Over It; Jennifer Weiner’s Good in Bed; and Marian Keyes’s Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married (and her other novels).
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| ScullyLove | DAISY DOOLEY DOES DIVORCE by Anna Pasternak | 0 | Jul 3 2008, 1:18 PM EDT by ScullyLove | |
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Women everywhere will cheer for Daisy Dooley!
Daisy Dooley Does Divorce by Anna Pasternak is a humourous and heartfelt romp through 39 year old Brit, Daisy Dooley's divorce and her consequent quest to understand men, relationships, and most importantly herself and the decisions she makes. It's a Bridget Jones's Diary for divorcees and an easy, charming and highly enjoyable read. It's sometimes very silly but also often poignant and Daisy's penchant for spiritual/self-help books makes her a kindred spirit. You will love this heartwarming, easy-to-read-in-a-few-sittings book even if you’re not divorced or have never been married. Anyone who has been disappointed at some point in her life by love, particularly by a man who she was in love with, will find so much in common with delightful Daisy. She’s full of spirit, sass and sensitivity and if she were a real person I would want to be her friend. A funny inspiring tale for anyone who has braved the courageous and sometimes disastrous journey towards true love. Meet Daisy Dooley: “The only thing sadder than being thirty-nine and still single is being thirty-nine and freshly divorced. And unemployed. And living with your mother. (And her dogs.)” In the tradition of Sex and the City and Bridget Jones's Diary, Anna Pasternak's popular column in the London Daily Mail, "Daisy Dooley Does Divorce", has evolved into this witty novel full of hope, humor, wine...and dachshunds. We have created a Fan Page and a Group (Fans of Daisy Dooley Does Divorce) on Facebook, each one with slightly different content, celebrating the novel and would invite you to read about it and its lovely author there and add yourself as a fan. All you have to do is type Daisy Dooley in the Search box on the top left hand corner of your Facebook profile. Daisy also has a page on MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/daisydooley All the best, Christine |
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| AvidReader | Southern Fatality by T. Lynn Ocean | 0 | Dec 7 2007, 9:13 PM EST by AvidReader | |
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Really enjoyed this book. It's focused on a woman named Jersey Barnes in Wilmington, NC, who is trying to retire from the fast-paced life of a security specialist. She just wants to spend time running her local hangout and being with her boyfriend. Everything does not work out quite so smoothly as fate has other plans to keep her mind at work. This is a really great book that kept me guessing, as well as kept me laughing. It is a fun and relatable read.
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| Anonymous | Has anyone read The Men's Guide to the Women's Bathroom? | 0 | Mar 5 2007, 11:36 PM EST by Anonymous | |
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Jo Barrett book is half chick lit/ half contemporary humor
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| sleepydumpling | Devil's Food - Kerry Greenwood | 0 | Dec 12 2006, 5:21 AM EST by sleepydumpling | |
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I believe this is part of a series, well I enjoyed it so much I'm off to find the rest of her books!. Funny with likeable characters and a suspenseful story, it's well worth a read. Particularly if you're a foodie - you'll be drooling the pages all soggy!
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| sleepydumpling | A Place Called Here - Cecelia Ahern | 0 | Dec 12 2006, 5:18 AM EST by sleepydumpling | |
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I just read this one as a reviewers copy for the publisher, and was really impressed with it. I had read If You Could See Me Now by the same author, but had not really been impressed by it. So I was thoroughly surprised to enjoy this one so much. It's a clever concept, good solid characters that anyone can identify with, and a story that keeps you guessing all the way through.
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