Nine Women, One Dress

Zusatztext Early praise for NINE WOMEN! ONE DRESS : “In her warm and witty debut novel! Jane L. Rosen writes a love letter to New York City and the tapestry of women who come here with high hopes and big dreams. A little black dress hasn't gotten this much attention since  Breakfast at Tiffany's . Whether you're in a stylish sheath or your flannel pajamas! this book will make you feel like a million bucks."      —Katie Couric   "Sweet! delicious! the perfect summer read about the perfect black dress."  —Jo Piazza and Lucy Sykes! authors of  The Knockoff "Chick lit at its best. If this book were a dress! it would fit everyone perfectly and flatter everyone’s figure."  — Library Journal ! starred review "A charming story that twists the lives of New Yorkers around a little black dress... It all works. Each scenario is revisited and broadened as the chapters unfurl... Rosen's debut novel is rich in relationships! written with clarity and humor and surprise twists that bring the tale to a satisfying conclusion. A pure pleasure to read." — Kirkus Informationen zum Autor JANE L. ROSEN is an author and Huffington Post contributor. She lives in New York City and Fire Island with her husband and three daughters. She often takes inspiration from the city she lives in and the people she shares it with. She is the author of a young adult novel! The Thread ! which she self-published with a print-on-demand company. In addition to her writing she has spent time in film! television and event production and is the cofounder of It's All Gravy LLC! a web and app-based gifting company. Klappentext A charming! hilarious! irresistible romp of a novel that brings together nine unrelated women! each touched by the same little black dress that weaves through their lives! bringing a little magic with it. Natalie is a Bloomingdale's salesgirl mooning over her lawyer ex-boyfriend who's engaged to someone else after just two months. Felicia has been quietly in love with her boss for seventeen years and has one night to finally make the feeling mutual. Andie is a private detective who specializes in gathering evidence on cheating husbands-a skill she unfortunately learned from her own life-and lands a case that may restore her faith in true love. For these three women! as well as half a dozen others in sparkling supporting roles-a young model fresh from rural Alabama! a diva Hollywood star making her Broadway debut! an overachieving! unemployed Brown grad who starts faking a fabulous life on social media! to name just a few-everything is about to change! thanks to the dress of the season! the perfect little black number everyone wants to get their hands on . . . PREFACE                            The Runway  By Sally Ann Fennely Age: Just 18     “Pin It!”  The dressers were all riled up. “Pin what?” I thought. “Ow!” There was my answer: pin me. It was madness. I had been measured at least five times at casting. I thought that would have been the worst part, fifty eager models lined up in black slips, dreaming of cheeseburgers. It was a different kind of cattle call from what I was used to back home in Alabama. I barely uttered my first words of the day,  “It’s big on me. Maybe you should put it on a bigger girl.”  “There are no bigger girls,” the pin-happy dresser mumbled under his breath. I looked around—he was right. Last week I was skinny, skinniest girl south of the Mason-Dixon line.  They called me String Bean Sally; asked if I had to dance around in the shower to get wet. Now I’m the big girl.  “Get in line!” he yelled. I got in line. I concentrated on the mantra in my head: breathe, breathe, one foot, the other.  Breathe. Breathe. The girl behind me broke my concentration with the strongest New Yawk accent I’d ever heard. “I think yo...

Détails du produit

• Auteurs: Jane L Rosen, Jane L. Rosen
• Edition: Doubleday Usa
• Langues: Anglais
• Format d'édition: Poche format B
• Sortie: 12.07.2016
• EAN: 9780385541718
• ISBN: 978-0-385-54171-8
• Pages: 257
• Dimensions: 128 mm x 203 mm x 17 mm
• Thème: Doubleday
• Catégorie: Littérature > Littérature (récits)