Cocktails for Three
Registered by PostMuse of Wellfleet, Massachusetts USA on 1/9/2004
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6 journalers for this copy...
Maggie, Roxanne and Candice, the heroines of Wickham's latest Brit romp, are three successful women in their early 30s working in the editorial office of the Londoner, a magazine enjoying a circulation renaissance. They meet on the first of every month at the Manhattan Bar, a posh lounge that caters to clientele sporting Prada bags. There, Wickham serves up a healthy dose of good-natured witticisms mixed with biting retorts as the trio bonds over adultery, pregnancy jitters and guilt. Freelancer Roxanne secretly dates an unknown referred to by the women as Mr. Married while jet-setting to Cypress and other foreign locales on a regular basis. Meanwhile, Maggie's stuck at home in the country on pregnancy leave from her position as editor. It is kindhearted reporter Candice, however, who is in for serious trouble. When she recognizes a waitress at the Manhattan Bar as Heather Trelawney, whose family was ruined by Candice's father, Candice decides to make amends. When Heather applies for a job as editorial assistant at the magazine, Candice supplies her with a writing sample of her own, landing her a job over 300 other applicants. Not heeding her friends' advice to leave well enough alone, Candice continues to extend herself beyond normal bounds of generosity and is surprised to discover in the end she's been duped and betrayed by Heather. In a predictable climax, Wickham delivers a nicely sewn up ending with each of the character's problems resolved, although none all that happily. Readers desiring a chatty, neatly told tale will be delighted by the author's deft handling of character development and drama.
THank you! REc'd in today's mail. Will go into my flourishing Mt. TBR pile..........
a good chick lit book with a little depth to it. Reminded me of Good in Bed........(but not quite as good). I'd read another book by this author but I wouldn't go out of my way to track another book down!
This will be mailed off tommorrow as part of a relay.
This will be mailed off tommorrow as part of a relay.
Received this one via BookRelay - looks like fun! Thanks, ryanreader! :)
I was looking around for something "light" to read today (after tons of non-fiction that I've been working through lately), and picked up this book. I ended up reading it straight through in one afternoon - so, I guess I must have liked it. :D It was a good read, although predictable (which is not always a bad thing). It was a worthwhile way to spend a Sunday afternoon. :)
What a lovely surprise. I got this book today, together with my Surprise CD from Yoko's Shuffle-athon. I am looking forward to reading it, I will take it to the MegaMeetUp in Dresden this week, I hope I'll find some time to read there...
*he he* Katcolorado passed this book over to me on the night train last night from Dresden to Zurich, and it was the perfect travelling companion. A fun read, a great story and a perfect ending :-)
nice-cup-of-tea was too quick for me ;-) I only finished this book last night in the train from Dresden to Zürich and already she finished it and wrote an entry ;-)
I enjoyed reading it, it was good for the rainy weather, for the breaks in between. I liked the three characters, especially Roxanne. It wasn't a very deep story but perfect for Dresden...
I enjoyed reading it, it was good for the rainy weather, for the breaks in between. I liked the three characters, especially Roxanne. It wasn't a very deep story but perfect for Dresden...
Journal Entry 9 by nice-cup-of-tea at Café Gloria (OBCZ) in Zürich, Zürich Switzerland on Thursday, June 8, 2006
Released 17 yrs ago (6/8/2006 UTC) at Café Gloria (OBCZ) in Zürich, Zürich Switzerland
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Taking this book to the Zurich meetup to find new readers...
Taking this book to the Zurich meetup to find new readers...
Picked up at the Zurich BCZ.
Real issues, but a little bit cardboardy...and everyone lives (almost) happily ever after. A good escapist read.
Journal Entry 12 by Flight at Hotel Continental in Zermatt, Valais / Wallis Switzerland on Sunday, July 23, 2006
Released 17 yrs ago (7/23/2006 UTC) at Hotel Continental in Zermatt, Valais / Wallis Switzerland
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On bookshelf near breakfastg room
On bookshelf near breakfastg room