Pieces of Happily Ever After - Softcover

Zutell, Irene

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312540094 ISBN 13: 9780312540098

Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin, 2009

Synopsis

Journalist Zutell debuts with a sassy, sweet tale of love lost and found. When Hollywood entertainment lawyer Alex Hirsh starts hitting the gym and sporting Armani, his wife, Alice, chalks it up to a midlife crisis. But soon Alex-now the execrable Xander-is all over the tabloids, caught canoodling with his newest client, man-eating actress Rose Maris. Cue Alice's tears, rage, breakdown, followed by a bumpy and comic road to happiness, right? Yes and no: the novel walks a familiar path, but there are plenty of details to keep the story feeling fresh. Alice is entertainingly judgmental, and the new friends she makes as a divorcée are winning: there's Nancy, who wears horrible Hallmarky sweatshirts but curses a blue streak, and Ruth, a former porn star desperate to protect her son from her past. Naturally, there's a love interest for Alice, but the real love story is the one between Alice and her precocious six-year-old daughter. And it's their sweet, complicated relationship that lifts this tale above the slew of competing family dramas. (Sept.) Copyright (c) Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Review:

"A sassy, sweet tale of love lost and found." --"Publishers Weekly"

"Young Gabby's obsession with fairy tales subtly mirrors Alice's new life as she explores what happens when you have to rescue yourself and make your own happily ever after, hopefully meeting a true Prince Charming along the way." --"Booklist"

"This should give anyone experiencing drama in his or her life comfort to know that happily ever after comes in the moments between the disappointments, sadness and frustration. "Pieces of Happily Ever After" reminds us we just need to look for them." --"The Huffington Post"

"Zutell's cast of characters are layered and detailed. Even those with bit parts are well-developed. And Zutell doesn't let her characters take the easy road as heroine Alice navigates her way back to happiness and maybe a bit of happily ever after." --TheBookChick.com

Praise for "They're Not Your Friends"

[A] very funny debut novel [that] damns Hollywood hotcha culture, reproducing its lower-end pitches perfectly... [It] catches Tinseltown at its worst." -"Publishers Weekly"

"Hilarious, poignant, and so true to life it's frightening. "They're Not Your Friends" is a very entertaining Hollywood novel and the perfect summer read." --Robin Lynn Williams, author of "The Assistants"

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"A hilarious, from-the-heart debut." --Melissa Senate, author of "See Jane Date" and "Whose Wedding Is It Anyway?"

A sassy, sweet tale of love lost and found. "Publishers Weekly"

Young Gabby's obsession with fairy tales subtly mirrors Alice's new life as she explores what happens when you have to rescue yourself and make your own happily ever after, hopefully meeting a true Prince Charming along the way. "Booklist"

This should give anyone experiencing drama in his or her life comfort to know that happily ever after comes in the moments between the disappointments, sadness and frustration. "Pieces of Happily Ever After" reminds us we just need to look for them. "The Huffington Post"

Zutell's cast of characters are layered and detailed. Even those with bit parts are well-developed. And Zutell doesn't let her characters take the easy road as heroine Alice navigates her way back to happiness and maybe a bit of happily ever after. "TheBookChick.com"

[A] very funny debut novel [that] damns Hollywood hotcha culture, reproducing its lower-end pitches perfectly [It] catches Tinseltown at its worst. "Publishers Weekly on They're Not Your Friends"

Hilarious, poignant, and so true to life it's frightening. "They're Not Your Friends" is a very entertaining Hollywood novel and the perfect summer read. "Robin Lynn Williams, author of The Assistants, on They're Not Your Friends"

A hilarious, from-the-heart debut. "Melissa Senate, author of See Jane Date and Whose Wedding Is It Anyway? on They're Not Your Friends""

"A sassy, sweet tale of love lost and found." --Publishers Weekly

"Young Gabby's obsession with fairy tales subtly mirrors Alice's new life as she explores what happens when you have to rescue yourself and make your own happily ever after, hopefully meeting a true Prince Charming along the way." --Booklist

"This should give anyone experiencing drama in his or her life comfort to know that happily ever after comes in the moments between the disappointments, sadness and frustration. Pieces of Happily Ever After reminds us we just need to look for them." --The Huffington Post

"Zutell's cast of characters are layered and detailed. Even those with bit parts are well-developed. And Zutell doesn't let her characters take the easy road as heroine Alice navigates her way back to happiness and maybe a bit of happily ever after." --TheBookChick.com

"[A] very funny debut novel [that] damns Hollywood hotcha culture, reproducing its lower-end pitches perfectly... [It] catches Tinseltown at its worst." --Publishers Weekly on They're Not Your Friends

"Hilarious, poignant, and so true to life it's frightening. They're Not Your Friends is a very entertaining Hollywood novel and the perfect summer read." --Robin Lynn Williams, author of The Assistants, on They're Not Your Friends

"A hilarious, from-the-heart debut." --Melissa Senate, author of See Jane Date and Whose Wedding Is It Anyway? on They're Not Your Friends

About the Author:

Irene Zutell began her career as a journalist. She has written for People, Us Weekly, The New York Times, the NY Daily News, Newsday, USA Today and others. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband and two children.

About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0312540094
• ISBN 13: 9780312540098
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 304