The Wonder Spot
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Hardback, 324 pages.
From the back cover:
Melissa Bank's runaway bestseller, The Girls' Guide To Hunting and Fishing, charmed readers and critics alike with its wickedly insightful, tender look at a young woman's forays into love, work, and friendship. Now, with The Wonder Spot, Bank is back with her signature combination of devilishly self-deprecating humour, seriousness and wisdom.
Nothing comes easily to Sophie Applebaum, the black sheep of her family trying to blend in with the herd. Uneasily situated between two brothers, Sophie first appears as the fulcrum and observer of her clan in "Boss Of The World". Then, at college, in "The Toy Bar", she faces a gauntlet of challenges as best friend to the dramatic and beautiful Venice Lambourne, curator of "perfect things". In her early twenties, Sophie is dazzled by the possibilities of New York City during the Selectric typewriter era - only to land solidly back in Surrey, Pennsylvania, after her father's death.
The Wonder Spot follows Sophie's quest for her own identity - who she is, what she loves, whom she loves, and occasionally whom she feels others should love - over the course of twenty-five years. In an often disappointing world, Sophie learns to listen to her own heart. And when she experiences "aha!" moments - her own personal wonder spots - it's the real thing. In this tremendous follow-up to The Girls' Guide To Hunting And Fishing, Bank again shares her vast talent for capturing a moment, taking it to heart, and giving it back to her readers.
From the back cover:
Melissa Bank's runaway bestseller, The Girls' Guide To Hunting and Fishing, charmed readers and critics alike with its wickedly insightful, tender look at a young woman's forays into love, work, and friendship. Now, with The Wonder Spot, Bank is back with her signature combination of devilishly self-deprecating humour, seriousness and wisdom.
Nothing comes easily to Sophie Applebaum, the black sheep of her family trying to blend in with the herd. Uneasily situated between two brothers, Sophie first appears as the fulcrum and observer of her clan in "Boss Of The World". Then, at college, in "The Toy Bar", she faces a gauntlet of challenges as best friend to the dramatic and beautiful Venice Lambourne, curator of "perfect things". In her early twenties, Sophie is dazzled by the possibilities of New York City during the Selectric typewriter era - only to land solidly back in Surrey, Pennsylvania, after her father's death.
The Wonder Spot follows Sophie's quest for her own identity - who she is, what she loves, whom she loves, and occasionally whom she feels others should love - over the course of twenty-five years. In an often disappointing world, Sophie learns to listen to her own heart. And when she experiences "aha!" moments - her own personal wonder spots - it's the real thing. In this tremendous follow-up to The Girls' Guide To Hunting And Fishing, Bank again shares her vast talent for capturing a moment, taking it to heart, and giving it back to her readers.
Reserved for the OZ VBB
Nice little collection of stories about Sophie as she progresses through life. I like books that I can put down and come back to later on, and the big chunks of time between the stories made it easy to do that. Very entertaining.
Journal Entry 4 by briz-cowgirl at Brisbane, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Sunday, October 5, 2008
Released 15 yrs ago (10/6/2008 UTC) at Brisbane, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
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Sending to mummafour who selected this from the OZ VBB. Enjoy!
Sending to mummafour who selected this from the OZ VBB. Enjoy!
Thanks again briz-cowgirl :)
