Mine Are Spectacular!, Janice Kaplan
Mine Are Spectacular!, Janice Kaplan
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Mine Are Spectacular!

Author: Janice Kaplan, Lynn Schnurnberger

Narrator: Susan Denaker

Unabridged: 11 hr 29 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 07/05/2005

Categories: Fiction, Family Life, Sagas, Women


Synopsis

In the wealthy New York suburb of Hadley Farms, divorced mom Sara Turner is juggling a new fiancé, a new TV career, and a Newcomer’s Club that throws sex-toy parties. Her oldest friend, Kate Steele, is Manhattan’s “Derm Darling”–a successful Park Avenue skin doctor whose office is always packed with the city’s crème de la thin . . . and whose bedroom is frequented by a real estate mogul who has his own plane–and his own very big problem. Meanwhile, Sara’s new neighbor, Berni Davis, has just quit her career as a wildly successful Hollywood talent agent: pregnant with twins, she’s leaving behind her A-list parties and high-profile pals, trading in the fast track for the cul-de-sac. Will heating formula be as thrilling as creating the formula for the next box-office blockbuster?

At an age when women expect to find doors closing, forty-one-year-old Sara and her friends are all on the brink of new beginnings. For these three savvy and spirited friends, facing new options at midlife brings unexpected twists–a baby shower starring a male stripper, the latest Brazilian anticellulite treatment, and a day at a doggie spa that features lipo. Complications arise when a long-gone husband returns from Patagonia, a seductive ex-wife fights to win back Sara’s fiancé, and a hunky soap star stands waiting in the wings. But in a world where women spend their forties trying to look thirty, and girls as young as four use alpha-hydroxy to keep their skin baby smooth, these best friends help one another keep their priorities straight. Most of the time.

A fresh, funny novel about starting over, Mine Are Spectacular! will delight readers with the exploits of these irresistibly witty women. By turns touching and laugh-aloud funny, this is a must read for every woman who knows you’re always the right age for new adventures.

About The Author

Janice Kaplan has enjoyed wide success as a magazine editor, television producer, writer, and journalist. The former editor in chief of Parade magazine, she is the author or coauthor of twelve books, including the New York Times bestsellers The Gratitude Diaries and I’ll See You Again. She lives in New York City and Kent, Connecticut.Lynn Schnurnberger is the bestselling author or coauthor of several books, including The Botox Diaries and Mine Are Spectacular! She has written for New York magazine, The New York Times, and People, among others, and has made regular television appearances, most notably on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Good Morning America, and Entertainment Tonight. She is also the founder of Foster Pride, a nonprofit that provides art classes and mentoring to New York City foster children.Susan Denaker’s extensive theatre credits include numerous plays in the West End of London, national tours, and many English Rep companies, including a season with Alan Ayckbourn’s company in Scarborough. More recently in the United States, Susan has appeared in Our Town and Sweet Bird of Youth, both at the La Jolla Playhouse, and Breaking Legs at the Westport Playhouse.


Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Tricia on 2007-11-08 19:38:39

This book did not hold my interest at all. The characters were supposed to be funny but were not and I can't believe that anyone could relate to their dilemmas or little adventures.

Goodreads review by Lois

This is an easy, cute, light weight, humorous read for women "over a certain age" (meaning 35 or so). The good thing about books by Janice Kaplan and Lynn Schnurnberger is that the women mesh as a team and speak with one voice, so you don't get that jerky, disoriented feeling that is common when two......more

Goodreads review by Lindsay

This book was really cheesy and not at all what the title or the cover photo makes it look like it is. I was a bit disappointed, because I think the cover and title are kind of funny. But really, it was very lame and not all the entertaining. A chick lit book written by two women who had nothing bet......more

Goodreads review by Ruth

Segundo libro que leo de las autoras y no me han defraudado. Es una mezcla Sex and the City con 3 personajes "fifis" con romance, reencuentros, sorpresas y muchas situaciones simpáticas. Divertido, ligero, recomendable. Pd. El título a mi parecer tiene muy poco que ver con la trama y con la imagen de l......more

Goodreads review by Carous

Ao passo que estou SATURADA dos livros YA/Ya Fantasy, seus enredos e personagens que parecem todos iguais e desenvolvidos porcamente, não consigo me cansar da fórmula dos chick lits e acho tanto Janice quanto Lynn as rainhas no que diz respeito a abordar uma personagem feminina central com mais de 4......more


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Praise for The Botox Diaries

“[A] MIDLIFE-CRISIS BONBON . . . should be sold with fuzzy slippers and a tube of cucumber eye gel.”
–The New York Times Book Review

“THIS SUMMER’S MUST-HAVE BEACH READ!”
–ABC’s The View

“WARNING! READING THIS BOOK COULD CAUSE LAUGH LINES! It may also lead to sleep deprivation–since once you start, you won’t be able to stop. I loved it.”
–Lauren Weisberger, author of The Devil Wears Prada

“A SEXY ROMP . . . which leads charmingly back to the basics of being best friends.”
–Elle

“FAST-PACED AND WITH ZINGERS ON EVERY PAGE.”
–The Washington Post