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c2014., General, Amy Einhorn Books, G. P. Putnams Sons Call No: Fic Mos Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Self-doubting Ruth is coddled by her immigrant mother, who uses food to soothe and control. Defiant Francesca believes her heavy frame shames her Park Avenue society mother and, to provoke her, consumes everything in sight. Lonely Opal longs to be included in her glamorous mother's dinner dates - until a disturbing encounter forever changes her desires. Finally, Setsu, a promising violinist, staves off conflict with her jealous brother by allowing him to take the choicest morsels from her plate - and from her future. College brings the four young women together as suitemates, where their stories and appetites collide. Here they make a pact to maintain their friendships into adulthood, but each must first find strength and her own way in the world.
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2015., Adult, Doubleday Call No: Fic Sil Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Becoming roommates in New York after graduating from a bohemian college, Cassandra Puffin and Sylvie Furst share years of self-exploration before their respective quirks test the bonds of their friendship.
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By Duffy, Erinc2012., Adult, William Morrow Call No: Fic Duf Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Alex Garrett, a recent college graduate who began her Wall Street career in 2006, dreams of fast-talking days on the trading floor while living a life tied to a government bond desk and performing other peculiar tasks.
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-- One Fifth Avenue2009, c2008., Editions Albin Michel Call No: FR Fic Bus Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Suite à la mort de la propriétaire d'un appartement de prestige au numéro 1 de la Cinquième avenue à New York, Carrie Bradshaw assiste aux tractations de nombreux personnages qui convoitent cette adresse: une chroniqueuse mondaine et son neveu scénariste, une comédienne de télévision débarquée de Los Angeles, une blogueuse acerbe, etc.
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-- Colour of tea2012, c2011., General, Scribner Call No: Fic Tun Edition: 1st Scribner trade pbk. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "An exciting debut novel set in the exotic, bustling streets of Macau, China about a woman whose life is restored when she opens a small cafe forms unlikely friendships, and eventually gains the courage to trust what's in her heart"--Publisher.
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2010, c1999., Adult, St. Martin's Griffin Call No: Fic Cru Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Quinn McKenzie has always lived what she calls a "beige" life. She's dating the world's nicest guy, she has a good job as a high school art teacher, she's surrounded by family and friends who rely on her, and she's bored to the point of insanity. But when Quinn decides to change her life by adopting a stray dog over everyone's objections, everything begins to spiral out of control. Now she's coping with dog-napping, breaking and entering, seduction, sabotage, stalking, more secrets than she really wants to know, and two men who are suddenly crazy...for her.
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c2011., General, Bond Street Books Call No: Fic Clo Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Attending an endless series of bridal showers for their friend Kristi, three bridesmaids struggle with private challenges, including Isabella's unhappiness at a job where she is nevertheless very successful, Mary's relationship with a man who prioritizes his mother, and Lauren's attraction to a man she despises.
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c2001., Pocket Books Call No: Fic Wei Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: For twenty-eight years, things have been tripping along nicely for Cannie Shapiro. Sure, her mother has come charging out of the closet, and her father has long since dropped out of her world. But she loves her friends, her rat terrier, Nifkin, and her job as pop culture reporter for The Philadelphia Examiner. She's even made a tenuous peace with her plus-size body. But the day she opens up a national women's magazine and sees the words "Loving a Larger Woman" above her ex-boyfriend's byline, Cannie is plunged into misery...and the most amazing year of her life. From Philadelphia to Hollywood and back home again, she charts a new course for herself: mourning her losses, facing her past, and figuring out who she is and who she can become.
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2016., Adult, William Morrow Paperbacks Call No: Fic Tho Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Lucy Hutton and Joshua Templeman hate each other. Not dislike. Not begrudgingly tolerate. Hate. And they have no problem displaying their feelings through a series of ritualistic passive aggressive maneuvers as they sit across from each other, executive assistants to co-CEOs of a publishing company. Lucy can't understand Joshua's joyless, uptight, meticulous approach to his job. Joshua is clearly baffled by Lucy's overly bright clothes, quirkiness, and Pollyanna attitude. Now up for the same promotion, their battle of wills has come to a head and Lucy refuses to back down when their latest game could cost her her dream job... But the tension between Lucy and Joshua has also reached its boiling point, and Lucy is discovering that maybe she doesn't hate Joshua. And maybe, he doesn't hate her either. Or maybe this is just another game."--From publisher.
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2013., Adult, HarperCollins Canada Call No: QWF Fic Laf Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "When chic Parisian lawyer Catherine Lambert lands her dream job as intellectual property director for Christian Dior, she is on top of the world. She's prepared to embark on the ride of her life in the world of fashion, fighting high-profile legal battles against international counterfeiters. She'll also be reunited with colleague-turned-boyfriend Antoine in her beloved hometown. But Catherine's visions of front-row seats at the couture shows and strolling the Champs-Élysées hand in hand with the love of her life are soon displaced by the realities of dingy police vans and threatening anonymous phone calls. The code of ethics that she knew from mergers and acquisitions does not seem to apply in the nefarious counterfeiting underworld, and Catherine finds her life turned upside-down by surprise meetings in dark alleys and an unexpected degree of notoriety among the criminal element. Will Catherine and her loyal assistant, Rikash, manage to outsmart even the most crooked of characters and come out on top?"--Publisher.
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c2012., General, HarperCollins Canada Call No: Fic Izz Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: It is fall 2008, the recession is in full swing and Kate Shaw is about to turn forty. As an acting beauty editor for a fashion magazine, Kate has glided from contract to contract only to be told that, due to cutbacks, her services are no longer required. Through no fault of her own she finds herself single, homeless and desperate to help her family survive its own financial and emotional crises. Known for her love of all things Jane Austen, Kate is given a freelance gig that changes everything: is it possible, in these modern times - and at a certain age - to marry well? What starts as an article quickly turns into Kate's real-life quest. From the polo fields of West Palm Beach to the slopes of St. Moritz and the glamour of London's social scene, Kate, (who gets mistaken for an aristocrat) chases the man of her dreams, a charming and elegant older financier. But she keeps running into a brooding Englishman, Griffith Kent, who works at an impeccably Austenesque estate called Penwick Manor. Caught between Mr. Rich and maybe Mr. Right, Kate must choose what she really wants out of life: to marry for money or marry for love.
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c2010., Adult, Atria Books Call No: Fic Wei Edition: 1st Atria Books hardcover ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Brooke loved reading the dishy celebrity gossip rag Last Night. That is, until her marriage became a weekly headline. Brooke was drawn to the soulful, enigmatic Julian Alter the very first time she heard him perform (3z(BHallelujah(3y (Bat a dark East Village dive bar. Now five years married, Brooke balances two jobs--as a nutritionist at NYU Hospital and as a consultant to an Upper East Side girls<U+2019> school, where privilege gone wrong and disordered eating run rampant--in order to help support her husband<U+2019>s dream of making it in the music world. Things are looking up when after years of playing Manhattan clubs and toiling as an A&R intern, Julian finally gets signed by Sony. Although no one<U+2019>s promising that the album will ever hit the airwaves, Julian is still dedicated to logging in long hours at the recording studio. All that changes after Julian is asked to perform on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno--and is catapulted to stardom, literally overnight. Amazing opportunities begin popping up almost daily--a new designer wardrobe, a tour with Maroon 5, even a Grammy performance. At first the newfound fame is fun--who wouldn<U+2019>t want to stay at the Chateau Marmont or visit the set of one of television<U+2019>s hottest shows? Yet it seems that Brooke<U+2019>s sweet husband--the man who can<U+2019>t handle hot showers and wears socks to bed--is increasingly absent, even on those rare nights they<U+2019>re home together. When rumors about Brooke and Julian swirl in the tabloid magazines, she begins to question the truth of her marriage and is forced to finally come to terms with what she thinks she wants--and what she actually needs."--Inside jacket.
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2010., Adult, Dial Press Call No: Fic Kin Edition: 1st U.S. ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Shopaholic novels.Summary Note: Nothing comes between Becky Brandon (née Bloomwood) and her bargains. Neither act of God nor budget crunch can shatter her dreams of wall-to-wall Prada. Every milestone in her well-shopped life (travel, long-lost sister, marriage, pregnancy) inspires new vistas to explore in the name of retail therapy. But now Becky faces her greatest little challenge yet: her two-year-old daughter, Minnie.
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-- 1 Fifth Avenue.c2008., Voice Call No: Fic Bus Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: One Fifth Avenue, the Art Deco beauty towering over one of Manhattan's oldest and most historically hip neighborhoods, is a one-of-a-kind address, the sort of building you have to earn your way into--one way or another. For the women in Candace Bushnell's new novel, One Fifth Avenue, this edifice is essential to the lives they've carefully established--or hope to establish. From the hedge fund king's wife to the aging gossip columnist to the free-spirited actress (a recent refugee from L.A.), each person's game plan for a rich life comes together under the soaring roof of this landmark building.--From www.everywomansvoice.com.
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2010., Adult, McArthur Call No: Fic Ger Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Long time friends Chloe, Antoine and Juliette want nothing to do with love. They even go so far as to create their own Single Person's Manifesto in which they explicitly vow to "be and remain unmarried." Then. without warning, Chloe betrays the friends' solemn pact by deciding to head off in search of true love. "--Back cover.
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c2013., General, Simon & Schuster Call No: Fic Wei Edition: 1st Simon & Schuster hardcover ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: A sequel to "The Devil Wears Prada" finds Andy Sachs and her partner, Emily, blossoming throughout eight years at the head of a wildly successful high fashion bridal magazine only to be haunted by memories of their former boss on the eve of Andy's wedding.
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2007., Farrar, Straus and Giroux Call No: Fic Tay Edition: 1st ed. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library
