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The Bride Stripped Bare
composed by Nikki Gemmell is
about a woman who disappears,
leaving behind an incendiary diary
chronicling a journey of sexual
awakening. To all who knew her,
she was the good wife: happy,
devoted, content. But the diary
reveals a secret self, one who's
discovered that her new marriage
contains mysteries of its own. She
has discovered a forgotten
Elizabethan manuscript that dares
to speak of what women truly
desire, and inspired by its
revelations, she tastes for the first
time the intoxicating power of
knowing what she wants and how
to get it. The question is: How long
can she sustain a perilous double
life? (Harper Perennial $13.95)
composed by Nikki Gemmell is
about a woman who disappears,
leaving behind an incendiary diary
chronicling a journey of sexual
awakening. To all who knew her,
she was the good wife: happy,
devoted, content. But the diary
reveals a secret self, one who's
discovered that her new marriage
contains mysteries of its own. She
has discovered a forgotten
Elizabethan manuscript that dares
to speak of what women truly
desire, and inspired by its
revelations, she tastes for the first
time the intoxicating power of
knowing what she wants and how
to get it. The question is: How long
can she sustain a perilous double
life? (Harper Perennial $13.95)
Sundays at Tiffany’s by James Patterson and
Gabrielle Charbonnet is about a little girl, Jane,
who has no one. Her mother, the powerful
head of a Broadway theater company, has no
time for her. She does have one friend-a
handsome, comforting, funny man named
Michael-but only she can see him.
Years later, Jane is in her thirties and just as
alone as ever. Then she meets Michael again-
as handsome, smart and perfect as she
remembers him to be. But not even Michael
knows the reason they've really been reunited.
Sunday’s at Tiffanys is a love story with an
irresistible twist, a novel about the child inside
all of us-and the boundary-crossing power of
love. (Little Brown & Company $24.99)
Gabrielle Charbonnet is about a little girl, Jane,
who has no one. Her mother, the powerful
head of a Broadway theater company, has no
time for her. She does have one friend-a
handsome, comforting, funny man named
Michael-but only she can see him.
Years later, Jane is in her thirties and just as
alone as ever. Then she meets Michael again-
as handsome, smart and perfect as she
remembers him to be. But not even Michael
knows the reason they've really been reunited.
Sunday’s at Tiffanys is a love story with an
irresistible twist, a novel about the child inside
all of us-and the boundary-crossing power of
love. (Little Brown & Company $24.99)
Eat, Pray & Love
by Elizabeth Gilbert
This beautifully written,
heartfelt memoir touched a
nerve among both readers
and reviewers. Elizabeth
Gilbert tells how she made
the difficult choice to leave
behind all the trappings of
modern American success
(marriage, house in the
country, career) and find,
instead, what she truly
wanted from life. Setting out
for a year to study three
different aspects of her
nature amid three different
cultures, Gilbert explored the
art of pleasure in Italy and
by Elizabeth Gilbert
This beautifully written,
heartfelt memoir touched a
nerve among both readers
and reviewers. Elizabeth
Gilbert tells how she made
the difficult choice to leave
behind all the trappings of
modern American success
(marriage, house in the
country, career) and find,
instead, what she truly
wanted from life. Setting out
for a year to study three
different aspects of her
nature amid three different
cultures, Gilbert explored the
art of pleasure in Italy and
Summer is here, so you’re wondering what to read during those mid-summer days
and nights. This page includes a few books you’ll enjoy no matter where you’re off
to….the beach, abroad or even in your own backyard.
and nights. This page includes a few books you’ll enjoy no matter where you’re off
to….the beach, abroad or even in your own backyard.
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| Reviewed By: Rose Smith, FashionQandA.com Senior Executive |
and the art of devotion in India, and then a balance between the two on the
Indonesian island of Bali. By turns, rapturous and rueful, this wise and funny
author is poised to garner yet more adoring fans.
(Penguin Group, USA $15.00)
Indonesian island of Bali. By turns, rapturous and rueful, this wise and funny
author is poised to garner yet more adoring fans.
(Penguin Group, USA $15.00)
Secrets of the Hollywood Girls Club
by Maggie Marr
Life at the top of the A-list is fabulous, but it’s
a long way to the ground if you fall—and the
cameras are always waiting to publicly
humiliate you if you do. Jessica, Mary Anne,
Lydia, and Celeste have stayed at the top by
sticking together. The last time they
collaborated on a project, the film was a huge
success, launching über-agent Jessica’s
boutique management company, making
Mary Anne the hottest new screenwriter in
Hollywood, landing Lydia the top spot at
Worldwide Pictures, and solidifying Celeste’s
position as the queen of Tinseltown. But this
time, as these powerful movie mavens are
called to the set, each of them has a lot more
to lose. Can the Hollywood Girls' Club hold
their lives together and get a film made amid
a few twist and turns? (Crown$23.95)
by Maggie Marr
Life at the top of the A-list is fabulous, but it’s
a long way to the ground if you fall—and the
cameras are always waiting to publicly
humiliate you if you do. Jessica, Mary Anne,
Lydia, and Celeste have stayed at the top by
sticking together. The last time they
collaborated on a project, the film was a huge
success, launching über-agent Jessica’s
boutique management company, making
Mary Anne the hottest new screenwriter in
Hollywood, landing Lydia the top spot at
Worldwide Pictures, and solidifying Celeste’s
position as the queen of Tinseltown. But this
time, as these powerful movie mavens are
called to the set, each of them has a lot more
to lose. Can the Hollywood Girls' Club hold
their lives together and get a film made amid
a few twist and turns? (Crown$23.95)
Fashionably Late
by Beth Kendrick
She's late for her life...Becca Davis has
always played it safe--denying her passion
for fashion design in a dead-end job and
letting her pragmatic boyfriend (mastermind
of the 'Kevin Bradley Ten-Year Plan") make
the tough decisions in life. Stunned into
saying yes when Mr. Predictable springs a
surprise proposal on her, Becca realizes that
she's running out of time to turn her life
around. Terrified but determined, Becca
breaks off her engagement, moves in with
her sister in Los Angeles, and prepares to
take the fashion world by storm. The reality of
the Hollywood scene is much harsher than
she anticipated--lots of slamming doors,
snooty clients, and double-crossing celebrity
stylists--but she won't give up. Will Becca
ever get the big break she has dreamed of or
will another man play a part in her destiny?
(Downtown Press $14.00)
by Beth Kendrick
She's late for her life...Becca Davis has
always played it safe--denying her passion
for fashion design in a dead-end job and
letting her pragmatic boyfriend (mastermind
of the 'Kevin Bradley Ten-Year Plan") make
the tough decisions in life. Stunned into
saying yes when Mr. Predictable springs a
surprise proposal on her, Becca realizes that
she's running out of time to turn her life
around. Terrified but determined, Becca
breaks off her engagement, moves in with
her sister in Los Angeles, and prepares to
take the fashion world by storm. The reality of
the Hollywood scene is much harsher than
she anticipated--lots of slamming doors,
snooty clients, and double-crossing celebrity
stylists--but she won't give up. Will Becca
ever get the big break she has dreamed of or
will another man play a part in her destiny?
(Downtown Press $14.00)
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