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Southern Charm
A modern Manhattan fairy tale with the sparkle of a champagne cocktail, Tinsley Mortimer’s debut novel provides a delicious peek into her world of society, fashion, and big-city fame. SOUTHERN GIRL Minty Davenport has always dreamed of skyscrapers, yellow cabs, and a life like Eloise’s in New York City. So upon graduation from college, she bids adieu to Charleston and make...more
Hardcover, 256 pages
Published
May 1st 2012
by Simon & Schuster
(first published January 1st 2012)
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(This review was originally published on helenesworldofbooks.blogspot.com)
Chick Lit books have been disappointing for me lately. Somewhere half way this book I thought I would just give up on the genre, because it almost made me cry in frustation.
It started out pretty good. I love the cover, which is always a good start! I know, it's a bit shallow, but a pretty cover is nice. The beginning of the story was also enjoyable. It was comparable to Devil Wears Prada, one of my favorite Chick Lit's! B...more
Chick Lit books have been disappointing for me lately. Somewhere half way this book I thought I would just give up on the genre, because it almost made me cry in frustation.
It started out pretty good. I love the cover, which is always a good start! I know, it's a bit shallow, but a pretty cover is nice. The beginning of the story was also enjoyable. It was comparable to Devil Wears Prada, one of my favorite Chick Lit's! B...more
Minty ha 22 anni, è nata e cresciuta a Charleston e dopo la fine della sua storia sente il bisogno di cambiare vita e si trasferisce a New York. Nella Grande Mela Minty avrà l'occasione di trovare la sua strada, ma non mancheranno le delusioni e soprattutto diverrà vittima del gossip newyorkese!
Sognando Park Avenue è una commedia romantica dal retrogusto amaro, un viaggio nella New York del lusso sfrenato, dei vip, della moda e dei grandi eventi.
La trama non è molto coinvolgente e forse un po'...more
Sognando Park Avenue è una commedia romantica dal retrogusto amaro, un viaggio nella New York del lusso sfrenato, dei vip, della moda e dei grandi eventi.
La trama non è molto coinvolgente e forse un po'...more
Recensione di "Sognando Park Avenue" di Tinsley Mortimer a cura di Adriana Munno (adriana*)
La vita di una principessa delle fiabe, può migliorare? Sì, diventando regina, con tutti i pro e i contro che ne derivano.
Questa è la storia di Minty, giovane ereditiera ventitreenne neo laureata che arriva a New York con il sorriso sulle labbra e il sogno di “vivere” la moda.
Carina, spiritosa e piena di brio, la dolce Minty affascina con la sua semplicità e con il suo dinamismo. Allegra e capace di vive...more
La vita di una principessa delle fiabe, può migliorare? Sì, diventando regina, con tutti i pro e i contro che ne derivano.
Questa è la storia di Minty, giovane ereditiera ventitreenne neo laureata che arriva a New York con il sorriso sulle labbra e il sogno di “vivere” la moda.
Carina, spiritosa e piena di brio, la dolce Minty affascina con la sua semplicità e con il suo dinamismo. Allegra e capace di vive...more
Minty Davenport is a southern debutante trying to make her way into the fashion industry in New York. Fate on her side, she runs into a sorority sister and from there she is launched into society as the next “It Girl.” Add in a dash of society gossip mayhem, high-end fashion and an overindulged, spoiled guy and you have the recipe for a slightly underwhelming cute book.
This book had a couple of great elements, for one the author. Tinsely Mortimer knows the New York society scene, so an air of a...more
This book had a couple of great elements, for one the author. Tinsely Mortimer knows the New York society scene, so an air of a...more
I received a copy of Southern Charm by Tinsley Mortimer in exchange for an honest review. Let me start off by saying – loved it! I was totally engrossed in the story from page 1, and never lost my enthusiasm throughout. From the cover, the plot, descriptions, even names of characters, this book had it all. A favorite chick lit book of mine for the year, most definitely.
Southern gal Minty Davenport has been obsessed with New York since a little girl in her Eloise-obsessed days. After graduating...more
Southern gal Minty Davenport has been obsessed with New York since a little girl in her Eloise-obsessed days. After graduating...more
Amo alla follia il film ‘Il Diavolo veste Prada’ e i telefilm ‘Sex and the City’ e ‘Gossip Girl’ … vederli perciò scritti sulla presentazione di questo romanzo è stato un richiamo troppo forte perché io potessi resistere … come il canto di una sirena che porta a sé i marinai!
Adesso che ho terminato la lettura non so da che parte farmi per recensirlo. Mi aspettavo una storia completamente diversa.
Il romanzo è molto carino e all’inizio ricorda vagamente il Diavolo veste Prada, specie per come trat...more
Adesso che ho terminato la lettura non so da che parte farmi per recensirlo. Mi aspettavo una storia completamente diversa.
Il romanzo è molto carino e all’inizio ricorda vagamente il Diavolo veste Prada, specie per come trat...more
Io ho un animo romantico, e come tutti gli animi romantici speravo in un romanzo una storia d’amore avesse un minimo di spessore rispetto alla trama. Purtroppo in “Sognando Park Avenue” questo manca, o meglio, ha un ruolo così marginale che mi ha letteralmente deluso.
La storia ruota intorno alla bella Minty, patita di moda e attratta dalle scintillanti luci di New York! Dopo la laurea decide di lasciare la casa materna per vivere in questa sua “città speciale”, New York appunto, e di lavorare n...more
La storia ruota intorno alla bella Minty, patita di moda e attratta dalle scintillanti luci di New York! Dopo la laurea decide di lasciare la casa materna per vivere in questa sua “città speciale”, New York appunto, e di lavorare n...more
RECENSIONE IN ANTEPRIMA
Romanzo leggero e senza alte pretese, “Sognando Park Avenue” approderà in Italia il prossimo 18 Aprile.
Ho letto questo romanzo nel giro di pochi giorni, avrei impiegato anche meno ma c’era un piccolo, piccolissimo particolare… era in eBook… già, quindi dovevo sottostare alle regole del mio delizioso tablet e smettere di leggere quando diceva lui e non io.
Togliendo queste piccole quisquilie, il romanzo delle Mortimer si legge con facilità… be’, forse con molta facilità.
E,...more
Romanzo leggero e senza alte pretese, “Sognando Park Avenue” approderà in Italia il prossimo 18 Aprile.
Ho letto questo romanzo nel giro di pochi giorni, avrei impiegato anche meno ma c’era un piccolo, piccolissimo particolare… era in eBook… già, quindi dovevo sottostare alle regole del mio delizioso tablet e smettere di leggere quando diceva lui e non io.
Togliendo queste piccole quisquilie, il romanzo delle Mortimer si legge con facilità… be’, forse con molta facilità.
E,...more
Non mi è piaciuto
Scorrevo la presentazione del libro e l'occhio traditore mi è caduto su "Gossip girl". Ecco, dire che ho un debole per GG sarebbe parlare per eufemismi.. Amo, adoro, impazzisco per Gossip Girl. E quindi mi sono ritrovata a leggere questo libro, speranzosa che lo specchietto delle allodole che era stato piazzato rivelasse un minimo di sostanza e non fosse solo fumo. Insomma, ecco, ero consapevole che mi stavo cacciando in una trappola, ma non ho voluto ascoltare la parte raziona...more
Scorrevo la presentazione del libro e l'occhio traditore mi è caduto su "Gossip girl". Ecco, dire che ho un debole per GG sarebbe parlare per eufemismi.. Amo, adoro, impazzisco per Gossip Girl. E quindi mi sono ritrovata a leggere questo libro, speranzosa che lo specchietto delle allodole che era stato piazzato rivelasse un minimo di sostanza e non fosse solo fumo. Insomma, ecco, ero consapevole che mi stavo cacciando in una trappola, ma non ho voluto ascoltare la parte raziona...more
I hesitated to check Tinsley Mortimer's novel Southern Charm out of library, because I am not big on fairy tale romances. Yet it had promise: southern girl moves to the big city to pursue a dream career in the fashion industry.
More apt description would be high society Southern Belle quickly joins NYC high society. Author spends more time describing what people are wearing than developing characters.
Minty is frustrated after a few weeks with no job offers. Yet there is no description of her sit...more
More apt description would be high society Southern Belle quickly joins NYC high society. Author spends more time describing what people are wearing than developing characters.
Minty is frustrated after a few weeks with no job offers. Yet there is no description of her sit...more
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I picked up this book because it had "Southern" on the spine. And then the girl on the cover, while unfortunately blonde, had on a fabulous dark pink dress with gorgeous strappy heels, so I took it home. I started to read it, knowing it would be a fluffy chick lit book, and realized it seemed very familiar. I flipped the book to look at the author bio, and there was this annoying "society celebrity" right there staring at me. I'd become slightly obsessed watching her show on Hulu, and now she'd...more
Definitely along the lines of the Shopaholic series, in that her "business" life revolves around fashion - she becomes a purse designer and NY socialite.
Minty, a smart southern belle who decided to follow her dreams of becoming part of the fashion industry in NY. She runs into an old flame (Dupont), rekindle their romance and get married at City Hall in a rush. Now he hasn't stopped his philandering (as far as she knows and cares) and runs home to N.C.
In N.C. she realizes she is still in love wi...more
Minty, a smart southern belle who decided to follow her dreams of becoming part of the fashion industry in NY. She runs into an old flame (Dupont), rekindle their romance and get married at City Hall in a rush. Now he hasn't stopped his philandering (as far as she knows and cares) and runs home to N.C.
In N.C. she realizes she is still in love wi...more
Highly predictable and extremely unimaginative, this autobiography, veiled as a novel, is trying--at best. Readers would be better off spending a few minutes skimming Mortimer's Wikipedia page in combination with three pages of a fashion magazine than spending the hours it took to read this waste of time.
Mortimer painstakingly attempts to lovingly describe her southern-belle-transplant-in-NYC life, but fails horribly to include any iota of charm. Props, though, to Mortimer's editor for choosing...more
Mortimer painstakingly attempts to lovingly describe her southern-belle-transplant-in-NYC life, but fails horribly to include any iota of charm. Props, though, to Mortimer's editor for choosing...more
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I am truly a sucker for a cute book! And this book was no exception to that rule. I'm not sure whether it was because the main character in this book is from Charleston, SC or because the cover was amazing, or perhaps it's because it was written by Tinsley Mortimer, but it was such a great read!
There is a whole sloppy mix of reviews on this book, some bad and some good, but mine is a good one. Promise! I feel as though someone looking for a...more
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I am truly a sucker for a cute book! And this book was no exception to that rule. I'm not sure whether it was because the main character in this book is from Charleston, SC or because the cover was amazing, or perhaps it's because it was written by Tinsley Mortimer, but it was such a great read!
There is a whole sloppy mix of reviews on this book, some bad and some good, but mine is a good one. Promise! I feel as though someone looking for a...more
A fun, really easy coming of age read. Minty Davenport heads to New York from South Carolina in the hopes of making it big in fashion. Very much a fairy tale book; there's no shoe box apartment for this 22year old. Minty goes right into a beautiful apartment on Lex sadly sans views of Central Park. It tells a fantasizing story of learning the roes in the gossip ridden world of high society and how to keep to your true self amid scandals and gossip. Enjoyable but lacking any concrete substance.
I freely admit I picked up this novel of a southern belle who moves to NY after breaking up with her boyfriend largely b/c of the author, a well known NYC socialite. The book was somewhat predictable, but I liked the characters, even though they were somewhat archetypal. Where the book fell a little flat for me was the ending. One storyline ended but there could have been a little more punch to it. Still, a fast summer beach read.
I'll confess: I'm a sucker for glittery novels written by socialites: Plum Sykes, Bridie Clark, you name it! So when Tinsley Mortimer's debut arrived, I was ecstatic, I've read about her in Vogue, I love her style, and I wanted a peek into her (fictional) life. "Southern Charm" did not disappoint - it's just as fun, frothy, and girly as I imagine Tinsley herself is! I loved this fashionable read with heart!
Absolute dreck. Socialite "authors" should take a tip: while describing every designer accoutrement in the book may bump up the word count, it does not fill out the plot AT ALL. this 'novel' contained every cliche ever invented for "Southern Girl makes good in the big City". Don't waste your money. I gave it one star only because I didn't know if it was possible to not give it ANY.
Loved the book! This was a quick, fun summer read -- something that would be perfect for a weekend trip to the beach. The book was well written and entertaining. In all honesty, it was the perfect light hearted summer kind of book. It has you rooting for the main character, Minty, from the start. I would recommend this to all who like a good summer time kind of read.
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Una storia alla Sex & City ma senza quelle componenti di vita vera, quei piccoli salti nella quotidianità e nelle difficoltà che hanno permesso a molte giovani donne di riconoscersi nelle protagoniste dei telefilm.
Questo libro è una girandola di luci dietro le quali però si nasconde il nulla. Decisamente non lasciatevi abbagliare.
Una storia alla Sex & City ma senza quelle componenti di vita vera, quei piccoli salti nella quotidianità e nelle difficoltà che hanno permesso a molte giovani donne di riconoscersi nelle protagoniste dei telefilm.
Questo libro è una girandola di luci dietro le quali però si nasconde il nulla. Decisamente non lasciatevi abbagliare.
The book wasn't my favorite, it's written about a southern girl who comes to NYC. I am from NYC and found it hard to relate to Minty Davenport. It was at least a fairly realistic story of how life goes, and it was definitely a beach read though. It will keep you interested enough and I definitely can't say it was boring.
I had no real expectations for this book, seeing as how it was written by a socialite, but it was really cute. It was a light, fun, easy, read and written better than I expected it to be. I'm not sure if she used a ghostwriter or not but either way, I enjoyed reading it and finished it in two sittings. Definitely cute.
I wish you could do half stars on this website. I thought this was going to be chick lit that you would know exactly what was going to happen. However, the novel had a few things that I did not see coming, so that is why I gave it one higher star. Good book for first time out.
Enjoyable, fun, fluffy read! If you fancy chick lit, fashion, southern traditions, and the allure of New York's fashion industry, then you'll surely fancy this book. Some of the romance was a bit hurried and I felt the main character, Minty, was so young, at 22, to even consider hooking up with Tripp ... but do read, book has style!
I read this book over 3 days so it was certainly compelling enough however I was hoping for more. I do enjoy all things related to the New York social scene but I just couldn't get into it as much as I would have hoped. It seemed too close to the real life story however it was still fiction.
I was in the mood for a frothy, light read about Manhattan life, and this fit the bill. It was a fun escape into Minty's world of parties and dresses, trust funds and designer hand bags. And of course, southern charm. A quick, entertaining read.
Questo romanzo è una favola moderna, magari prevedibile, nata da una miscela di alta moda e storia d’amore. Sicuramente è la lettura adatta a chi ama il mondo degli stilisti e di tutto ciò che gli ruota intorno... recensione completa qui: http://libridilo.blogspot.it/2013/04/...
Cute beach read. Tinsley Mortimer (and all things society) is a guilty pleasure of mine. Loved reading her thinly-veiled coming-of-age autobiography from the other side of the tracks. She had me at Prada ;)
When this book came out back in May, a few sources were able to get the author to clarify that she used not a ghostwriter, but a "friend," to help her write. Both appear to have become bored with the project part of the way through-- the detail drops off at about the halfway point, and one is left wondering near the end what on earth she does with the gift Chihuahua when she flounces back home.
This is more or less an autobiography attempting to explain the author's behavior and choices over the...more
This is more or less an autobiography attempting to explain the author's behavior and choices over the...more
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Oct 30, 2012 12:29pm
Hangt er vanaf: hou je van cliché chicklit? Dan zou je het leuk...more
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