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New York Valentine (2011)

by Carmen Reid(Favorite Author)
4.14 of 5 Votes: 3
ISBN
0552163171 (ISBN13: 9780552163170)
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English
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publisher
Corgi
series
Annie Valentine
review 1: Seeking some Big Apple inspiration, I stumbled across this slap-me-in-the-face-if-this-isn't-about-New-York novel from Carmen Reid and was quick to dive head first envisaging the fashion of 5th Avenue, the hustle and bustle of New York streets, and the energy that can only be explained as magical, through the footsteps of the main character. And while it did revisit my fondness for the city that never sleeps, I found the story not nearly as engaging and often sidelined by my thoughts of New York. To be fair, I didn't actually realise this was a series and have jumped straight bang into the middle of it without having read the predecessors, and I think this is quite critical; as it is a story in a series then the characters are probably very well developed and rich with bac... morekstory - something I found lacking a bit in this segment. I liked Reid's writing style and the sentiment of the book was there, it just didn't have me desperate to pick it up and finish it. Though perhaps I need to start at the beginning to appreciate it a bit more!
review 2: Šo Karmenas Rīdas grāmatu izvēlējos pavisam nejauši,tikai izlasot uz vāka sniegto aprakstu. Mani piesaistīja tēma par iepirkšanos un modi, tāpēc nolēmu grāmatu izlasīt. Esmu izlasījusi grāmatas pirmās 40 lappuses, taču stāsts par trīsdesmit gadus veco personīgo stilisti Anniju mani jau paspējis aizraut. Annija ir veiksmīga, radoša sieviete ar vīru un četriem bērniem, viņai ir veiksmīga karjera un pašai savs televīzijas šovs, kurā stiliste sniedz pārvērtību padomus, palīdzot cilvēkiem uzsākt jaunu dzīvi. Taču vienā brīdī viss sagriežas kājām gaisā - Annijas labākās draudzenes meita, kura Ņujorkā vada modes uzņēmumu, iekļuvusi nepatikšanās un lūdz palīdzību. Sākumā Annija atsaka, jo nevar doties uz Ņujorku, pametot bērnus, vīru un darbu. Taču notiek negaidīts pavērsiens, un viņas vadītais šovs tiek pārtraukts. Sieviete ir izmisumā, taču pamazām sāk vēlreiz apsvērt domu par Ņujorku. Jau dažas dienas vēlāk viņa ar vecāko meitu sēžas lidmašīnā, lai divas nedēļas pavadītu lielo iespēju pilsētā, mēģinot palīdzēt draudzenes meitai. less
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nidhana283
really enjoyable book really girlie with love shopping and determination loved it
EIJC
Really enjoyed this book! Will look for more in this series
Hoda
a fab book completely addictive :)xxxx
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*Review coming soon*
mayden
Really enjoyed it!
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