false 600191 11 Jenny Colgan's second novel, <I>Talking to Addison</I>, arrives with a flourish following the success of her debut, <I>Amanda's Wedding</I>. Sharp, quirky one-liners complement merciless observations of human foibles and the London scene to make this romantic comedy a cut above the rest.<p> The story opens with the modern-day heroine Holly trapped in the flat-share from hell with members of Scary Clean Freaks Incorporated, ruled by the obnoxious Carol who "dispensed ... Robert de Niro-to-doomed gangster stares." Even when Holly escapes the suburban inquisition, life still isn't a bed of roses--she's an unemployed florist, in love with a recluse, and being bullied. She's in good company, though, when she moves in with a bunch of equally maladjusted misfits: Josh, a terminally nice boy, has issues; Kate, the high-flying, no-nonsense career girl, wilts every time a married man comes along; and then there's Addison, the drop-dead-gorgeous lodger ("Johnny Depp in geek form") who never leaves his room, already has a girlfriend (albeit over the Internet), and is a certified <I>Star Trek</I> fan.<p> With <I>Talking to Addison</I>, Colgan ties together her comedic talents and her flair for storytelling to create an offbeat, hilarious tale about an ordinary girl's search for Mr. Right--with the inevitable Mr. Oddballs getting in the way. <I>--Nicola Perry, Amazon.co.uk</I> 3353216 2000 Talking to Addison total:163|5:17|4:38|3:67|2:30|1:11| 163 509 236 23 2 0 false false Wed Feb 06 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Sun Feb 03 21:24:00 -0800 2008 Wed Feb 06 11:40:53 -0800 2008 more...]]> 2 0 false false Tue Jan 22 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Fri Jan 23 15:24:58 -0800 2009 Fri Jan 23 15:24:58 -0800 2009 5 0 false false Fri Mar 29 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Fri Mar 20 18:55:52 -0700 2009 Fri Mar 20 18:56:13 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Sun Jan 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 11:33:37 -0800 2009 Thu Jan 15 11:34:03 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Dec 07 20:12:29 -0800 2008 Sun Dec 07 20:12:39 -0800 2008 3 0 false true Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2005 Mon Apr 09 17:46:36 -0700 2007 Mon Apr 09 17:49:47 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu May 31 22:18:23 -0700 2007 Thu May 31 22:24:16 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Aug 11 13:34:14 -0700 2007 Thu Aug 16 12:53:17 -0700 2007 more...]]> 2 0 false false Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 05 04:48:11 -0800 2008 Wed Mar 05 16:19:11 -0800 2008 0 0 false false Sat Aug 10 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Thu Apr 03 20:04:39 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 20:04:39 -0700 2008 ]]> 0 0 false false Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 03 08:21:47 -0800 2008 Mon Mar 03 08:23:06 -0800 2008 1 0 false false Thu Apr 10 08:30:35 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 10 08:34:11 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 28 08:46:21 -0700 2007 Sun Oct 28 08:47:42 -0700 2007 2 0 false false Sat Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2005 Mon Feb 11 11:01:06 -0800 2008 Mon Feb 11 11:01:52 -0800 2008 Hope that someone else will enjoy it better.



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