She Is Too Fond Of Books ... » Gabrielle Charbonnet http://www.sheistoofondofbooks.com and it has addled her brain Sat, 11 Feb 2012 15:06:17 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 Thoughts on *Sundays at Tiffany’s* by James Patterson (audiobook) http://www.sheistoofondofbooks.com/2010/02/12/thoughts-on-sundays-at-tiffanys-by-james-patterson-audiobook/ http://www.sheistoofondofbooks.com/2010/02/12/thoughts-on-sundays-at-tiffanys-by-james-patterson-audiobook/#comments Fri, 12 Feb 2010 10:00:19 +0000 sheistoofondofbooks http://www.sheistoofondofbooks.com/?p=9296 Back-of-the-box blurb:  As a little girl, Jane has no one.  Her mother Vivienne Margaux, the powerful head of a major New York theater company has no time for her.  But she does have one friend–Michael–and [...]]]> Sundays at Tiffany’s by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet; read by Ellen Archer
  • Publisher: Hachette Audio; Unabridged edition (January 6, 2009)
  • ISBN-13: 978-1600245312

    • Back-of-the-box blurb:  As a little girl, Jane has no one.  Her mother Vivienne Margaux, the powerful head of a major New York theater company has no time for her.  But she does have one friend–Michael–and no one can see him but her.  But Michael can’t stay with Jane forever, and on her eighth birthday, her imaginary friend must leave her.

    When Jane is in her thirties, working for her mother’s company, she is just as alone as she was as a child.  Her boyfriend hardly knows she’s there and her mother practically treats her as a slave in the office.  Then she finds Michael–handsome, and just the same as she remembers him, only now he’s not imaginary.  For once in her life, Jane is happy–and has someone who loves her back.  But not even Michael knows the reason behind why they’ve really been reunited.

    She is Too Fond of Books’ thoughts:  I’m split right down the middle with this book.  I enjoyed the first part, which chronicled Jane’s childhood:  the scenes of her trying to win her mother’s affection are heartbreaking and are nicely balanced by the sweet scenes of her finding solace in the company of Michael, her imaginary friend.

    All this ends when Jane turns nine and Michael, and Jane’s memories of him, disappear.

    Fast-forward to Jane as an adult.  She’s still looking for love, both from her mother and a man.  Jane finds a man who appreciates her for who she is, not for her business connections to her mother.  And this is where the book turned, well, a bit creepy … because, that man is … Michael, the imaginary friend of Jane’s childhood. 

    Creepy or not, I kept listening; I’ll admit I needed to know what happened next, the twists and turns, and how the story ends.  It was entertaining enough, but I’m not sure it’s one for a discussion group. 

    Dar at Peeking Between the Pages has a different opinion.  She calls Sundays at Tiffany’s ”a beautiful story well worth reading.”

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    Do you like reading romance?  Are you a fan or wanna-be-fan of best-selling author James Patterson?!  Have I got a deal for you … the generous folks over at Hachette Book Group are co-hosting a giveaway of Sundays at Tiffany’s by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet.  They have offered up to five paperback copies of this [...]]]>

     

    Do you like reading romance?  Are you a fan or wanna-be-fan of best-selling author James Patterson?!  Have I got a deal for you … the generous folks over at Hachette Book Group are co-hosting a giveaway of Sundays at Tiffany’s by James Patterson and Gabrielle Charbonnet.  They have offered up to five paperback copies of this romantic novel, one for every five entries received at “She is Too Fond of Books.”

    Here’s the publisher’s synopsis of Sundays at Tiffany’s:

    As a little girl, Jane has no one.  Her mother, the powerful head of a Broadway theater company, has no time for her.  She does have one friend – a handsome, comforting, funny man named Michael - but only she can see him.

    Years later, Jane is in her thirties and just as alone as ever.  Then she meets Michael again – as handsome, smart and perfect as she remembers him to be.  But not even Michael knows the reason they’ve really been reunited.

    Sundays at Tiffany’s is a love story with an irresistible twist, a novel about the child inside all of us – and the boundary-crossing power of love.

    Does that pique your interest?!  To enter the giveaway, simply leave a comment below indicating why you’d like to read Sundays at Tiffany’s (huge James Patterson fan?  have you read any of Gabrielle Charbonnet’s children’s books?  does the retro styling of the cover grab you? etc.).  Enter by midnight on Friday January 16; I’ll used random.org to pull the names of the five winners, and will post them on Saturday January 17.  The books are being shipped directly from the publisher, so the giveaway is open only in the U. S. and Canada; no P. O. Boxes, please.

    p.s.  if you just can’t wait to find out if you’re a winner, continue reading the story here.  Hachette has the first seven chapters available online!

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