Shopgirl

Name: Shopgirl
Brand: Simon & Schuster Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 3.87 (15 reviews)
Author: Steve Martin
ISBN: 9780743563789

Author: Steve Martin

Narrator: Steve Martin

Unabridged: 3 hr 37 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio

Published: 10/01/2000

Categories: Fiction, Women, Humorous

Synopsis

THE BESTSELLING NOVEL BY STEVE MARTIN
IS NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
Mirabelle is the "shopgirl" of the title, a young woman, beautiful in a wallflowerish kind of way, who works behind the glove counter at Neiman Marcus "selling things that nobody buys anymore..."
Mirabelle captures the attention of Ray Porter, a wealthy businessman almost twice her age. As they tentatively embark on a relationship, they struggle to decipher the language of love--with consequences that are both comic and heartbreaking. Filled with the kind of witty, discerning observations that have brought Steve Martin critical success, Shopgirl is a work of disarming tenderness.

About Steve Martin

Steve Martin is one of today's most talented performers. He has had huge success as a film actor, with such credits as Cheaper by the Dozen, Father of the Bride, Roxanne, Parenthood, L.A. Story, and many others. He has won Emmys for his television writing and two Grammys for his comedy albums. In addition to his bestselling novel The Pleasure of My Company and a collection of comic pieces, Pure Drivel, he has also written a play, Picasso at the Lapin Agile. He currently stars in Only Murders in the Building and lives in Los Angeles.

Reviews

AudiobooksNow review by Susan on 2008-08-12 19:08:28

The most boring book I've read for a long time. I didn't even finish it. The paragraphs were too long and by the time you finished a page, you forgot what it was about.

Goodreads review by Shaindel on May 10, 2008

I read this book out of curiosity because I'd always wondered what kind of writer Steve Martin is. (I mean, I'd used his quote "I think I did pretty well, considering all I started out with was a bunch of blank paper" for YEARS in writing classes, at the tops of syllabi, etc. I could at least see wh......more

Goodreads review by Heidi on August 24, 2024

Poignant is the word that comes to mind when I think of this small, well-written, melancholy little book. And who'd have thought it was written by one of SNL's "wild and crazy guys." Read the book first, but also check out the movie-- I thought it was a pretty good adaptation (makes sense since the......more

Goodreads review by Theresa on April 30, 2012

"She knows that she needs new friends but introductions are hard to come by when your natural state is shyness." p.4 "However, Jeremy does have one outstanding quality. He likes her. And this quality in a person makes them infinitely interesting to the person being liked." p.8 "She is offering herself......more