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Sto caricando le informazioni... Mommies Behaving Badly (originale 2007; edizione 2007)di Roz Bailey (Autore)
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. ok, chick lit with decent character and setting. Unusual book re divorce and how the protagonist remains independent but not angry. ( ) Some signs are hard to ignore... others you don't see until it's too late...and some guide you right where you need to be. Ruby takes her stolen car as a sign that she and her family need to move away from the hustle and bustle of New York city. At first she finds it difficult to get to know her new neigbors and her husband is constantly away on business. If it wasn't for her new friend Ariel, another transplanted New Yorker, Ruby would be about ready to give it all up. And then life takes an unexpected turn, leaving Ruby and her children in a far-from-familiar place. By turns witty and insightful, Roz Bailey's novel is chock full of adventure as she copes with first the move from New York, and then with the ups-and-downs of her new life and new-found fame when she publishes her new novel, which her agent is excited about but her old publisher wants nothing to do with. Never a dull moment passes while reading this story that takes an honest (if at times, all too revealing) look at marriage and family. Recommended for readers of chick lit ages 16 and up. Good, fast read. Typical mommy lit. However, the title has nothing to do with this book, and neither does the cover. Go figure. The main character, Ruby, was a mommy, but she certainly wasn't behaving badly. :) I was expecting more "Desperate Housewives" type behavior from her and other neighborhood mommies, but this book is more about Ruby's relationship with her husband, and adjusting their family to moving cross country from New York to Oregon. As a working mommy of 3 kids myself, I could relate to Ruby's struggles to balance being a mom with her job, her husband, and taking care of her home. The ending was a bit weak - considering what she and her husband went through, I was surprised at how everything was sunshine and roses at the end. Not quite realistic. However, overall, it was still an enojyable read. nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
In her witty, wry, insightful new novel, Roz Bailey follows the adventures of one woman who's discovering a new state--and a whole new state of mind. . . Some signs are hard to ignore. . . When Ruby Dixon's car is stolen--again--on the day her husband is offered a job in Portland, Oregon, the message seems clear. It's time to give up stressful New York living in favor of bucolic bliss in the Great Northwest. Others you don't see until it's too late. . . Now Ruby, Jack, and their three children have a palatial house in a peaceful burb, and everything's perfect. Except that Ruby can't get a decent haircut, can't seem to crack her neighbors' shells. . .and Jack is constantly away on business. If it wasn't for her new friend Ariel, another transplanted New Yorker who's earned the ire of the local PTA, Ruby would be about ready to cry uncle. And some guide you right where you need to be But if life is dependable for one thing, it's unexpected turns, leaving Ruby and her children in a far from familiar place. Their new situation is beyond terrifying. . .But it's also somehow exhilarating. Because Ruby is about to find out just what can happen when there are no compromises, no safety nets, and no rules to follow but your own. . . Roz Bailey went to college in New York City and never looked back. She spent the better part of her twenties searching for a fine romance, both at work as an editor and after hours in Manhattan. She's a huge fan of cities and hopes to one day return to a lifestyle full of museums and theaters, far from the land of minivans and drive-through windows. She currently lives with her husband and two children in the Pacific Northwest, where she has taken up walking in the rain and teaching art literacy. She is immersed in a study of slackers and can be found doing research in local coffee shops while working on her latte addiction, one day at a time. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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Google Books — Sto caricando le informazioni... GeneriSistema Decimale Melvil (DDC)813.6Literature English (North America) American fiction 21st CenturyClassificazione LCVotoMedia:
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