false 381704 34 Plum Sykes burst on to the literary scene in 2004 with her beguiling debut novelintroducing readers to the glamorous world of PAPs (Park Avenue Princesses)and her loveable heroine, Moi, a 'champagne bubble of a girl' who became an instant hit with readers from coast to coast. 'Missing the gals from Sex and the City? Bergdorf Blondes is the next best thing.'-USA Today 98 2004 Bergdorf Blondes: A Novel total:5094|5:560|4:1108|3:1855|2:1079|1:492| 5094 15447 6067 667 1 2 false false Sun Nov 09 07:16:34 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 09 07:26:47 -0800 2008
What purports to be a 'peek into the elite' book - think Devil Wears Prada...more...]]> 1 2 false false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 14:51:11 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 24 15:05:53 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 1 false false Fri Nov 05 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Wed Jun 25 14:27:31 -0700 2008 Mon Aug 25 12:52:48 -0700 2008
The Plot: The unnamed character (who goes by Moi) is your typical, irritating, self-obsessed upper East Sider in NYC on the hunt for a husband and all the other trivialities that make up 'that' type of w...more...]]> 0 1 false false Thu Apr 01 00:00:00 -0800 2004 Mon Jan 07 22:27:13 -0800 2008 Mon Jan 07 22:36:10 -0800 2008 more...]]> 1 1 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Tue Apr 08 06:26:34 -0700 2008 Tue Apr 08 06:26:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 1 false false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 21 14:07:00 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 14:17:48 -0700 2008
I'm fascinated at how people with such wealth and seemingly sophisticated lives could be, in reality, such trash. Oh sorry, when you reach a certain income level, you are "notorious" or "eccentric." The ...more...]]> 2 1 false false Thu Aug 07 11:36:40 -0700 2008 Mon Jul 28 21:25:43 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 07 11:36:40 -0700 2008
However, I checked it for drugs, and it came out clean. So I figured what the hell, I'll...more...]]> 1 1 false false Wed Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Dec 19 01:20:25 -0800 2007 Wed Aug 27 11:54:20 -0700 2008 more...]]> 1 2 false false Wed Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Wed Mar 07 12:44:10 -0800 2007 Wed Mar 07 13:01:03 -0800 2007 This book, sadly, confirms all those horror stories...more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Feb 03 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 21:16:45 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 03 21:28:58 -0800 2009
This book was worse than "Bridget Jones' Diary" and on the same order as "The Devil Wears Prada". Unfortunately, the characters are much less likeable than the characters in those other books because they are sha...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Jun 29 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Sun Nov 30 20:15:24 -0800 2008 Sun Nov 30 20:15:24 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Sun Aug 23 14:20:13 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 23 15:23:55 -0700 2009
I don't really want to discuss this book's merits (or lack thereof). What I wan...more...]]> 3 0 false false Fri Apr 17 17:33:27 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 17 17:41:45 -0700 2009
This is the kind of book that I consider "a light bit of confection." Not much to it, not the most complex story line, but enjoyable enough and fulfilling as a "time wast...more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Aug 05 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 18:20:30 -0700 2009 Tue Sep 08 18:43:24 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Apr 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Apr 12 19:21:53 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 24 05:23:21 -0700 2009 "Have you any idea how awesome your skin looks if you are engaged?"

It's impossible not to be entertained by a woman who refers euphemistical...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Mon Jul 27 09:40:54 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 09:46:57 -0700 2009
The book was fun, whimsical, and knew well enough not to take itself seriously more than skin deep!

The twist at the end was a good one and the author seemed to understand the need for a beginning, mid...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Apr 26 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Tue Nov 25 09:17:30 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 25 09:19:28 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 1 1 false false Wed Sep 10 02:29:23 -0700 2008 Wed Sep 10 02:30:19 -0700 2008 5 0 false false Sat May 23 21:33:04 -0700 2009 Mon May 25 20:41:43 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Feb 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Feb 04 21:00:31 -0800 2009 Sun Feb 15 16:47:30 -0800 2009
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