Ninth Wife, The - Softcover

Stolls, Amy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061851892 ISBN 13: 9780061851896

Publisher: Harper Paperbacks, 2011

Synopsis

Pub Date: 2011-05-10 Pages: 496 Language: English Publisher: HarperCollins US One simple idea can set you free:! Dont take on a problem if it isnt yours One of the most liberating books in the extraordinary One Minute Manager Library teaches managers an unforgettable lesson: how to have time to do what they want and need to do The authors tell why managers who accept every problem given them by their staffs become hopeless bottlenecks With a vivid. humorous. and too-familar scenario they show.. a manager loaded down by all the monkeys that have jumped from their rightful owners onto his back. Then step by step they show how managers can free themselves from doing everyone elses job and ensure that every problem is handled by the proper staff person. By using Onckens Four Rules of Monkey Management managers will learn to become effective supervisors of time. energy. and talen...

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Review:

"THE NINTH WIFE is a vibrant, nuanced novel about marriage, identity and the moment when we realize that the shimmer of fantasy pales next to the tumultuous reality of ordinary, everyday happiness."--Carolyn Parkhurst, bestselling author of The Dogs of Babel

"I love this book's deft, fresh take on male-female relationships. As Amy Stolls takes us into the minds, hearts, and histories of Bess and Rory, we grapple with the thorny, thrilling truth that love is always complicated, always--every time, every day--a risk."--Marisa de los Santos, New York Times betselling author of Loved Walked In

"THE NINTH WIFE is a witty, satisfying novel with a clever structure. . . . There's something so sweetly endearing about both Bess and Rory that readers will pull for them, knowing the odds may be against them. . . but hoping that this time, true love will triumph."--Sarah Pekkanen, The Washington Post

THE NINTH WIFE is a witty, satisfying novel with a clever structure. . . . There s something so sweetly endearing about both Bess and Rory that readers will pull for them, knowing the odds may be against them. . . but hoping that this time, true love will triumph. --Sarah Pekkanen, The Washington Post"

THE NINTH WIFE is a vibrant, nuanced novel about marriage, identity and the moment when we realize that the shimmer of fantasy pales next to the tumultuous reality of ordinary, everyday happiness. --Carolyn Parkhurst, bestselling author of The Dogs of Babel"

I love this book s deft, fresh take on male-female relationships. As Amy Stolls takes us into the minds, hearts, and histories of Bess and Rory, we grapple with the thorny, thrilling truth that love is always complicated, always every time, every day a risk. --Marisa de los Santos, New York Times betselling author of Loved Walked In"

-THE NINTH WIFE is a witty, satisfying novel with a clever structure. . . . There's something so sweetly endearing about both Bess and Rory that readers will pull for them, knowing the odds may be against them. . . but hoping that this time, true love will triumph.---Sarah Pekkanen, The Washington Post

-I love this book's deft, fresh take on male-female relationships. As Amy Stolls takes us into the minds, hearts, and histories of Bess and Rory, we grapple with the thorny, thrilling truth that love is always complicated, always--every time, every day--a risk.---Marisa de los Santos, New York Times betselling author of Loved Walked In

-THE NINTH WIFE is a vibrant, nuanced novel about marriage, identity and the moment when we realize that the shimmer of fantasy pales next to the tumultuous reality of ordinary, everyday happiness.---Carolyn Parkhurst, bestselling author of The Dogs of Babel

From the Back Cover:

What sane woman would consider becoming any man's ninth wife?

Bess Gray is a thirty-five-year-old folklorist and amateur martial artist living in Washington, DC. Just as she's about to give up all hope of marriage, she meets Rory, a charming Irish musician, and they fall in love. But Rory is a man with a secret, which he confesses to Bess when he asks for her hand: He's been married eight times before. Shocked, Bess embarks on a quest she feels she must undertake before she can give him an answer. With her bickering grandparents (married sixty-five years), her gay neighbor (himself a mystery), a shar-pei named Stella, and a mannequin named Peace, Bess sets out on a cross-country journey--unbeknownst to Rory--to seek out and question the wives who came before. What she discovers about her own past is far more than she bargained for.

The Ninth Wife is a smart, funny, eye-opening tale of love, marriage, and the power of stories to unlock the true meaning of home and family.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0061851892
• ISBN 13: 9780061851896
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 496