English as a Second Language
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In this wickedly funny first novel-think Legally Blonde at Oxford-a young New York woman exchanges her corporate job for a year of books, blokes, and new friends in graduate school in England. Alexandra Brennan is fed up with her dead end New York City job-and even more fed up with running into her smug ex-boyfriend. So when he crosses the line by telling her that she'll never get into graduate school in the United Kingdom, that's precisely what she does. Armed with imported cigarettes and extra-strength coffee, Alex crosses the Atlantic to face all that Great Britain and grad school have to offer, including ill-considered romantic interludes, a red-headed nemesis with intellectual pretensions and ulterior motives, and more books than she can possibly read in a year. What she discovers, however, is that instead of running away from home, she may have actually found it.
In this wickedly funny first novel-think Legally Blonde at Oxford-a young New York woman exchanges her corporate job for a year of books, blokes, and new friends in graduate school in England. Alexandra Brennan is fed up with her dead end New York City job-and even more fed up with running into her smug ex-boyfriend. So when he crosses the line by telling her that she'll never get into graduate school in the United Kingdom, that's precisely what she does. Armed with imported cigarettes and extra-strength coffee, Alex crosses the Atlantic to face all that Great Britain and grad school have to offer, including ill-considered romantic interludes, a red-headed nemesis with intellectual pretensions and ulterior motives, and more books than she can possibly read in a year. What she discovers, however, is that instead of running away from home, she may have actually found it.
Very cute. It made me want to visit London again... I wouldn't mind reading more about these characters. Great beach read.
Journal Entry 3 by angela861 at St. John, US Virgin Islands US Virgin Islands on Sunday, March 7, 2010
Released 14 yrs ago (3/3/2010 UTC) at St. John, US Virgin Islands US Virgin Islands
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I gave this to ChiBoiler while we were on vacation.
I gave this to ChiBoiler while we were on vacation.
Journal Entry 5 by ChiBoiler at Potbelly's Sandwich Works - Davis St in Evanston, Illinois USA on Tuesday, March 13, 2012
Released 12 yrs ago (3/13/2012 UTC) at Potbelly's Sandwich Works - Davis St in Evanston, Illinois USA
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Releasing at tonight's bookcrossing meetup