As Long as She Needs Me - Softcover

Weinstock, Nicholas

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060957832 ISBN 13: 9780060957834

Publisher: Harper Paperbacks, 2002

Synopsis

For ten long years, Oscar Campbell has done everything from picking up his boss's drycleaning to FedExing her tropical fish. His job as personal assistant to a legendary -- and temperamental -- publisher in New York City has given him more headaches than leg-ups. Yet none of Oscar's experiences has prepared him for his greatest challenge: planning his boss's wedding.

Juggling his unappreciated duties as a publishing assistant with those of a pro bono wedding planner, Oscar labors to pull together the event of the year without falling apart in the process. Help arrives in the form of popular wedding columnist Lauren LaRose, with whom Oscar strikes a bargain: his editorial expertise for her nuptial advice. As the two work together to manufacture the romances of others, they will stumble into one of their own.

Hilarious and wise, literate and charming, As Long As She Needs Me is a sparkling fable of love and luck in Manhattan.

About this title

Product Description:

Pub Date: 2002-06-04 Pages: 256 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins US Anyone who has worked for someone else knows the endless routine. the twisted psychology. and the near-impossible obstacle course that are the terrain of the assistant. And anyone who has gotten married knows that planning a wedding is a similarly daunting task. For 10 years. Oscar Campbell ash worked as the personal assistant to the legendary Dawn-renowned for her tantrums as well as her success as the head of Dawn Books. a powerful New York City publishing house-when she orders him to plan her wedding. In the tradition of classic screwball comedies and with a sharp eye for modern-day irony. As Long as She Needs Me chronicles Oscars marital-planning quest a he handles monster agents. soothes celebrity authors. and manages to survive his famously explosive boss Relief comes in the form of a chance ...

About the Author:

Nicholas Weinstock is the author of The Secret Love of Sons and the novel As Long As She Needs Me. His writing has been featured on National Public Radio and in publications including the New York Times Magazine, The Nation, Vogue, Nerve, Ladies' Home Journal, and Poets & Writers. He is a member of the council of the Authors Guild, and he works as vice president of comedy development for 20th Century Fox Television and lives in Los Angeles with his wife, the writer Amanda Beesley, and their three children.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 0060957832
• ISBN 13: 9780060957834
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256