<![CDATA[American Girls About Town: They're Not Just the Girls Next Door....]]>

false <![CDATA[American Girls About Town: They're Not Just the Girls Next Door....]]> http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166661053m/14757.jpg 14757 4 Born in the U.S.A.... American gals are taking liberties -- and pursuing happiness on their own terms -- in this star-studded story collection featuring the nation's red-hot women writers. They've declared their independence! Jennifer Weiner (In Her Shoes) learns "The Truth About Nigel" -- and the trouble with falling for an incognito Hollywood actor. Lauren Weisberger (The Devil Wears Prada) sends a single New Yorker on a backpacking trip halfway around the world -- where she sees her love life back home with new eyes -- in "The Bamboo Confessions." A harried mom with a hit novel crosses the pond in "My Great Brit Book Tour" by Adriana Trigiani (Lucia, Lucia), and turns a crumbling talk show appearance into a sweet success. Also uniting their talents in this free-spirited anthology are JULIANNA BAGGOTT CINDY CHUPACK LYNDA CURNYN QUINN DALTON LAUREN HENDERSON JUDI HENDRICKS GRETCHEN LASKAS CLAIRE LaZEBNIK CHRIS MANBY SARAH MLYNOWSKI MELISSA SENATE JILL SMOLINSKI NANCY SPARLING LAURA WOLF 908472 book 26 7 2005 American Girls About Town: They're Not Just the Girls Next Door.... total:489|5:62|4:126|3:213|2:73|1:15| 489 1614 1092 49 2 0 false false Tue Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Fri Jan 02 22:25:14 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 02 22:27:22 -0800 2009
This book is not very exciting. First, I realized I really don't like "anthologies". That's not exactly what this is, but it is a ...more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Sep 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 31 21:49:46 -0700 2007 Mon Sep 08 23:30:29 -0700 2008 As this is the last story in the book, I'll close with my thoughts on the experience. These fourteen short storties are written by authors I've not read before as I'm not much of a reader of either "women's fiction" or "chick lit." There are some stories I enjoyed enough to want to read more by some...

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