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    <body><![CDATA[I admit it, I totally fell into the hype - the endless self-promo on USA and little plugs all over the place. Just enough so that you knew Debra Messing was in it and that she got dumped and nothing more. I watched the two-hour premiere of the &quot;television event of the summer&quot; and got hooke...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6645055">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;<em>Gracie always believed she and Kenny were different from other Hollywood couples. She was never supposed to be a starter wife....</em><p>When Gracie Pollock is dumped by her husband, Kenny -- on her cell phone, no less -- mere months before their tenth wedding anniversary, she is left completely dumbfounded. Sure, life as the wife of a semi-famous Hollywood executive often left her yawning, but she was blissfully accustomed to the luxurious and cushy lifestyle it afforded her (not to mention a fabulous designer wardrobe).<p>But Kenny had moved on (and younger) to a new pop tartlet girlfriend who seems to be everywhere Gracie turns. While she's seeking refuge at her best friend's Malibu mansion, one day a mysterious hunk saves her from drowning -- and suddenly drowning in her sorrows seems like a waste of time. And when she finds herself smitten with Kenny's boss, one of Hollywood's better-known Lotharios, Gracie discovers that life after divorce -- Hollywood-style -- isn't so bad after all!</p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[This was a good, escapist book, if you overlook the fact that it is very unrealistic.  Gracie, the “starter wife,” gets dumped over her cell phone by her sleazy, egotistical husband but then soon falls for a guy she meets on the beach named Sam, who she later discovers is homeless, but no matter...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/52113104">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <![CDATA[When her husband Kenny dumps her (by cell phone) mere months before their ten-year wedding anniversary, Gracie Pollock finds herself reeling. Though her role as the wife of a semifamous Hollywood studio executive often left her cold, Gracie had grown accustomed to the unique privileges extended to Tinseltown's power elite: reservations at Spago on a Friday night; beauty treatments by dermatologists (Arnie), manicurists (Jessica), and colorists (Christophe) to the stars; line-jumping at Disneyland with her daughter and Ugg-wearing celebrity offspring. And despite consenting to naming their daughter Jaden in a (failed) attempt to lure Will Smith into one of Kenny's productions, Gracie believed she and Kenny were different from other Hollywood couples. She never thought she'd be a starter wife. But now that her marriage is over, she's a social pariah, and it's only through a faux pas by her world-class florist that she learns her husband has upgraded: Kenny is dating a pop tartlet.<br/><br/>With images of the `tween queen everywhere she turns, Gracie seeks refuge at her best friend's Malibu mansion for some much-needed divorce therapy. Soon she's associating with all the wrong people, including a mysterious hunk who saves her from drowning, the security guard at her gated community, and - God forbid - Kenny's boss, one of Hollywood's better-known Lotharios.<br/><br/>With her signature wit, sassy style, and cameos of the rich and famous - and wannabe rich and famous - Gigi Grazer tackles the most delicious and dastardly details of a divorce and recovery, Hollywood style.<br/>]]>
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    <![CDATA[&lt;p align=&quot;center&quot;&gt;<em>Gracie always believed she and Kenny were different from other Hollywood couples. She was never supposed to be a starter wife....</em><p>When Gracie Pollock is dumped by her husband, Kenny -- on her cell phone, no less -- mere months before their tenth wedding anniversary, she is left completely dumbfounded. Sure, life as the wife of a semi-famous Hollywood executive often left her yawning, but she was blissfully accustomed to the luxurious and cushy lifestyle it afforded her (not to mention a fabulous designer wardrobe).<p>But Kenny had moved on (and younger) to a new pop tartlet girlfriend who seems to be everywhere Gracie turns. While she's seeking refuge at her best friend's Malibu mansion, one day a mysterious hunk saves her from drowning -- and suddenly drowning in her sorrows seems like a waste of time. And when she finds herself smitten with Kenny's boss, one of Hollywood's better-known Lotharios, Gracie discovers that life after divorce -- Hollywood-style -- isn't so bad after all!</p></p>]]>
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    <body><![CDATA[I can't remember when I laughed so hard reading a chick lit book, or enjoyed the quirky plot twists more (hot sex with a homeless hunk who lives on the beach---well, why the hell not---it's freakin' FICTION!) I read the book in one day and found it quite entertaining and well-written. <br/><br/>Ma...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/53268399">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[eh...  i picked up this book because I had seen the show on TV and wanted to make some sense of what I had seen.  That goal was reached, but I didn't find this book to be anything to rave about it.  Parts of it were very entertaining but there were also very dry stretches.  It had some biting commen...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/54927441">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I didn't watch any of the show on USA, but the promos looked pretty good. So when I couldn't decide between a Sophie Kinsella and a Jane Green, I opted for neither and bought this book instead.Every once in a while when things have been too serious in my life, I like to pick up a fluff book and esca...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17888706">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[I hated this book from the very beginning. I thought it might get better, but I was wrong. It took me 200 pages before I even cared what happened to Gracie, and I was disappointed by the way it all turned out. The information that Sam and Gracie shared with each other was never revealed, he's a home...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/39480367">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Loved <em>Maneater</em>. Loved the TV movie of The Starter Wife. Wasn't able to catch the short-lived series (1 season...). Looking forward to this.<br/><br/>Edited to add (8/1/09):<br/>Not as fun as <em>Maneater</em> but enjoyable, anyway. <br/>Amusing bits include:<br/><br/><em>Her fist flew to her mouth, stiflin...</em><a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47645748">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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