Bergdorf Blondes: A Novel
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| Rating | : | 4.48 (761 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1401351964 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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But what is Moi to do when her engagement falls apart? Can she ever find happiness in a city filled with the distractions of Front Row Girls, dermatologists, premieres, and eyebrow waxes? Is it possible to find love in a town where her friends think that the secret to happiness is getting invited to the Van Cleef and Arpels ber-private sample sale? And how is she going to deal with the endless phone calls from her mother in England demanding that she get married to the Earl next door? With enormous wit and an insider's eye, Sykes captures the
They live in a strictly hierarchical, alpha-dog, eat-or-be-eaten world. Tacky? Absolutely. . They're ruthless. Our unnamed London-born heroine is New York's favorite "champagne-bubble-about-town" and just as effervescent and exhilarating as a fine bottle of Dom Perignon. Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. Blissfully self-interested and flush with the cheeriness that comes from being, well, flush, Miss Disposable Income 2004 sashays her way through New York society in search of the perfect P.H. She's got the crème de la crème along with her for the ride, including her best friend, the fabulously wealthy heiress Julie Bergdorf, who is tres supportive of
"Clever, light, tongue-in-cheek." according to Victoria M. Pond. Sykes uses the device of a self-deceived, unreliable narrator (a technique first made famous in English literature in The Canterbury Tales) to satirize a self-absorbed, ignorant, and selfish culture. It's harder than it seems to succeed at this type of satire: most writers succumb to the temptation of having their initially blind hero/ine achieve some sort of epiphany, after which s/he is redeemed and surrenders old selfish. Rick Wilson DMD said Annoying main character.. The main character was a bit annoying. After awhile you just want the story to end.Ending was predictable.. Three Stars Starts and ends on point. The author lost her way through the c niter of the novel.