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Chasing Harry Winston: A Novel by: Lauren Weisberger
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Binding: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780743290111
ISBN: 0743290119
Label: Simon & Schuster
Manufacturer: Simon & Schuster
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 288
Publication Date: May 27, 2008
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Studio: Simon & Schuster
Sales Rank: 2598
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The bestselling author of The Devil Wears Prada and Everyone Worth Knowing returns with the story of three best friends who vow to change their entire lives...and change them fast.
Emmy is newly single, and not by choice. She was this close to the ring and the baby she's wanted her whole life when her boyfriend left her for his twenty-three-year-old personal trainer -- whose fees are paid by Emmy. With her plans for the perfect white wedding in the trash, Emmy is now ordering takeout for one. Her friends insist an around-the-world sex-fueled adventure will solve all her problems -- could they be right?
Leigh, a young star in the publishing business, is within striking distance of landing her dream job as senior editor and marrying her dream guy. And to top it all off, she has just purchased her dream apartment. Only when Leigh begins to edit the enfant terrible of the literary world, the brilliant and brooding Jesse Chapman, does she start to notice some cracks in her perfect life...
Adriana is the drop-dead-gorgeous daughter of a famous supermodel. She possesses the kind of feminine wiles made only in Brazil, and she never hesitates to use them. But she's about to turn thirty and -- as her mother keeps reminding her -- she won't have her pick of the men forever. Everyone knows beauty is ephemeral and there's always someone younger and prettier right around the corner. Suddenly she's wondering...does Mother know best?
These three very different girls have been best friends for a decade in the greatest city on earth. As they near thirty, they're looking toward their future...but despite all they've earned -- first-class travel, career promotions, invites to all the right parties, and luxuries small and large -- they're not quite sure they like what they see...
One Saturday night at the Waverly Inn, Adriana and Emmy make a pact: within a single year, each will drastically change her life. Leigh watches from the sidelines, not making any promises, but she'll soon discover she has the most to lose. Their friendship is forever, but everything else is on the table. Three best friends. Two resolutions. One year to pull it off.
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This book certainly wasn't literary excellence, however it was not as bad as some made it sound. I found the plots light and intriguing. The characters did annoy me at times, but all in all it was a fun, "in between something heavy" book. It is supposed to be light reading people, take it for what it is. I thought it was good chicklit.
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I've never written a review for a book before but I felt compelled to after reading some of the very harsh reviews on this book. Granted it is not a life changing book but I think the title, cover, and storyline adequately give that away. This was a very easy and entertaining read. Even though I don't have the same lifestyle as the main characters, I was able to relate to many of the issues that each one was dealing with. The story about Otis was a great addition! All in all I really enjoyed the ... Read More
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Lauren Wiesberger, go away. Stop writing books. Please. CHASING HARRY WINSTON is hands down one of the worst books I have ever had the misfortune of reading. The first 50 pages are decent. (Not great, but decent. Mindless. But entertaining.) But then page 51 rolled around and then it was like L.W. just squatted over the paper and took a big #2, smeared it around for, like, 200 more pages, then published it. I'm not kidding you, folks, this book is bad. So bad. Basically because nothing happens! NOTHING! ... Read More
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A fun book to read, although you can't relate to every character in everyway, but there's something in each of them you find in yourself or maybe your current situation. But overall, an entertaining book to read on a Monday night after work, curled up in your favorite PJs.
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Good chick-lit. This is my second of hers, having read "everyone worth knowing." I guess that makes me a fan. Given the fall of the filthy rich recently, the timing of this book was a little squeamish for me. But, all three heroines were still likable: a Brazilian beauty socialite; a second-tier editor; and a restaurant manager-best of friends-who are all approaching the dreaded 4th decade of life with no "score" (a wealthy, handsome, prince charming.) I liked the metaphorical "cure" of a depressed parrot ... Read More
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