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Confessions of an Ex-Girlfriend - Book Review |
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Book Reviews -
Women's Fiction
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Written by Jennifer Thompson
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 Confessions
of an Ex-Girlfriend, by Lynda Curnyn
Girl meets boy. Girl falls for boy. Girl and boy love each other
for two years. Boy moves across the country to pursue his career.
Girl is dumped.
Confessions
of an Ex-Girlfriend picks up soon after the break-up of Emma
and Derrick. Early in the relationship he told Emma that he was
trying to sell his screenplay (read: would leave in a heartbeat)
but she conveniently forgets that information to live in bliss
instead. A writer at heart, Emma works, ironically, as an editor
for Bridal Best, a wedding planning magazine. Throughout the book
we meet Alyssa and Jade, her two best girlfriends; her mom, currently
working on marriage #3; her alcoholic, litigious father; her hairdresser
who's a whiz at blonde streaks and finds religion; and Rebecca,
her rival and friend all wrapped together at Bridal Best.
Set in New York, this is another book in the genre of 30-somethings
in the big city looking for love and trying to navigate the dating
world. Emma is strikingly normal, though - not too much drinking
(like good ol' Bridget Jones) and a fan of ice cream as the solution
to what ails her. She's convinced that Derrick will call, will
come back - after all, he loves her, right?
Confessions
of an Ex-Girlfriend is predictable at times, and the ending
is more reminiscent of the happily ever after of fairy tales than
maybe it needed to be, but it's an enjoyable read and one that
all ex-girlfriends who have been on the receiving end of the "it's
not you, it's me" speech will be able to relate to.
Copyright
2003
This review is available for reprint.
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