L. A. Woman
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From Publishers Weekly:
Yardley takes readers on a fast-paced tour of the joys and perils of single life in Los Angeles in her first novel. At the urging of Benjamin, her workaholic fianc‚ of four years, Sarah Walker has left Northern California for the mayhem of L.A., only to find out that he will not be joining her for several months. With her crummy entry-level job, she can't handle the rent on her own, so she decides to share her apartment with Martika, a charming and tireless party queen the polar opposite of na‹ve Sarah. Their friendship is tentative at best, but when Sarah freaks out and quits her job, dumps selfish Benjamin and chops off all her hair, Martika springs into action and the two really bond. Sarah gets a makeover and is pulled into a whirlwind of clubs, cocktails and men, but Benjamin keeps popping up, and she wonders if she's really cut out for the life of a single girl. Sarah's smalltown shtick gets tiring, but Martika and other characters, like Sarah's best friend Judith, an uber-organized exec who is navigating the murky waters of online infidelity, pick up some of the slack. Although everything about this novel the requisite fabulous gay friend, the chapters named for the Doors' song titles, the far-fetched ending should be annoying, Yardley throws it all together with enough brio to make it a fun book to bring to the beach on either coast.
Yardley takes readers on a fast-paced tour of the joys and perils of single life in Los Angeles in her first novel. At the urging of Benjamin, her workaholic fianc‚ of four years, Sarah Walker has left Northern California for the mayhem of L.A., only to find out that he will not be joining her for several months. With her crummy entry-level job, she can't handle the rent on her own, so she decides to share her apartment with Martika, a charming and tireless party queen the polar opposite of na‹ve Sarah. Their friendship is tentative at best, but when Sarah freaks out and quits her job, dumps selfish Benjamin and chops off all her hair, Martika springs into action and the two really bond. Sarah gets a makeover and is pulled into a whirlwind of clubs, cocktails and men, but Benjamin keeps popping up, and she wonders if she's really cut out for the life of a single girl. Sarah's smalltown shtick gets tiring, but Martika and other characters, like Sarah's best friend Judith, an uber-organized exec who is navigating the murky waters of online infidelity, pick up some of the slack. Although everything about this novel the requisite fabulous gay friend, the chapters named for the Doors' song titles, the far-fetched ending should be annoying, Yardley throws it all together with enough brio to make it a fun book to bring to the beach on either coast.
passing to a friend to read and release
My friend passed this book on to me, and it lies in wait in my 'pile of books to devour' this summer.
CAUGHT IN WATERLOO ONTARIO CANADA
CAUGHT IN WATERLOO ONTARIO CANADA
got this one from Antheras at meet-up. My first "Red Dress" novel and I enjoyed the characters. I also thought it was good that not everything was wrapped up in a big, perfect bow for the end.
Journal Entry 5 by Viridian at Bookcrossing meetup in Waterloo, Ontario Canada on Thursday, October 13, 2005
Released 18 yrs ago (10/13/2005 UTC) at Bookcrossing meetup in Waterloo, Ontario Canada
WILD RELEASE NOTES:
RELEASE NOTES:
this was described as chick-lit at my first bookcrossings meeting, I know that my sister will enjoy reading it.
I live in Calgary and was visiting my sister in ontario and took 3 books home with me. this book i will send back to ontario to waterloo for another book crossing member to read there.
CAUGHT IN CONOSTOGO ONTARIO CANADA
CAUGHT IN CONOSTOGO ONTARIO CANADA
my sister sent this back from Calgary and I passed it along to another member on Feb 9 2006
Kind of a quirky story, and at times the author actually evoked deep emotion in me...on several occassions I wanted to shake Sarah, until her teeth rattled, screaming *smarten up* you spineless little twerp, especially when it came to Benjamin (the loser)... but other than that...it was an okay read!
(Sorry, I don't have the patience for the type of person the main character portrayed!)
(Sorry, I don't have the patience for the type of person the main character portrayed!)
Was going to release this book into "the wild" in Rochester, while visiting my sister, however, she said she would like to read it and then she'll release it.
My sister gave me this book to read and release. It's been sitting on my book shelf for about 2 years. I read it in about a day and a half. I'm going to release it this week some time here in Rochester or Pittsford where I work. I enjoyed the book and found the characters pretty entertaining.