How to Be Single: A Novel - Brossura

Tuccillo, Liz

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ISBN 10: 1501140523 ISBN 13: 9781501140525

Casa editrice: Washington Square Press, 2016

Riassunto

The inspiration for the major motion picture!

From the coauthor of He’s Just Not That Into You and a former story editor for Sex and the City, How to Be Single is about one woman’s attempts to navigate a world filled with ever-evolving definitions of love.

Julie Jenson is a single thirty-seven-year-old book publicist in New York. When her friend Georgia’s husband leaves her for a samba teacher, she forces Julie to organize a single girls’ night out to remind her why it’s so much fun not to be tied down. But the night ends up having the opposite effect on Julie. Fed up with the dysfunction and disappointments of singledom, Julie quits her job and sets off to find out how women around the world are dealing with this dreaded phenomenon. From Paris to Brazil to Sydney, Bali, Beijing, Mumbai, and Reyjavik, Julie falls in love, gets her heart broken, sees the world, and learns more than she ever dreamed possible. All the while her friends at home are grappling with their own issues—bad blind dates, loveless engagements, custody battles, single motherhood, and the death of a loved one. Written in Liz Tuccillo’s pitch-perfect, hilarious, and relatable voice, How to Be Single is “a summer read that, for once, accurately depicts the hopes, fears, and bad dates of a single woman looking for love” (Parade).

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Praise for How to Be Single:

"A captivating debut novel...familiar territory for readers of Elizabeth Gilbert's memoir Eat, Pray, Love...Tucillo proves to be a gifted and sparkling writer. Conversational, witty and kind, she's a joy to read." (The Miami Herald)

"From former Sex and the City writer Liz Tuccillo, co-author of He’s Just Not That Into You, comes How To Be Single, a summer read that, for once, accurately depicts the hopes, fears, and bad dates of a single woman looking for love." (Parade)

"In her first novel, Tuccillo offers witty insights and true-to-life tales." (Entertainment Weekly)

"Is Julie Jenson the new Carrie Bradshaw? Sex and the City writer Liz Tuccillo (who also cowrote He's Just Not That Into You) introduces readers to 38-year-old looking-for-love Jenson, who travels the world to see how other single women cope." (US Weekly)

“In her energetic fiction debut, [Tuccillo] follows the dating lives of five single New York women, one of whom, narrator Julie, is writing a book about how bachelorettes across the world manage. The subsequent stories of courtship, marriage and romantic expectations ...are revealing and compelling.” (Publishers Weekly)

"Part novel, part travelogue, part advice on matters of the heart--and an engaging read." (The Hartford Courant)

“Tuccillo, author of the enormously popular He’s Just Not That Into You (2004), ventures into fictional territory that distinctly echoes Sex and the City...Both entertaining and thoughtful, Tuccillo’s debut is a must read for women navigating the sometimes treacherous dating world.” (Booklist)

“Tuccillo, a former story editor of HBO’s Sex and the City, shows that she can tell a story on the page as well as she can on the small screen. Her novel cleverly moves back and forth between the heroine’s travels all over the world to her friend’s dealing with the everyday minutiae back home in New York City.” (Romantic Times)

"When Tuccillo captures the surprising contradictions of relationships, as when Jensen discovers the unlikely happiness of an Indian woman's arranged marriage, she soars. ...reminiscent of Sex and the City." (Kirkus Reviews)

"A hilarious look at one single woman's quest to unlock the mysteries of single life." (Complete Woman)

L'autore:

Liz Tuccillo was an executive story editor of HBO's Emmy-winning Sex and the City and has also written for Off Broadway. She is currently living and dating in New York City.

Su questa edizione

• Editore: Washington Square Press
• Data di pubblicazione: 2016
• ISBN 10: 1501140523
• ISBN 13: 9781501140525
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 368