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| Title | : | The Other Side of the Story |
| Author | : | Marian Keyes |
| Book Format | : | Paperback |
| Book Edition | : | First Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 528 pages |
| Published | : | February 5th 2008 by William Morrow Paperbacks (first published 2004) |
| Categories | : | Womens Fiction. Chick Lit. Fiction. Romance. Contemporary |
Marian Keyes
Paperback | Pages: 528 pages Rating: 3.79 | 39689 Users | 1047 Reviews
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Jojo Harvey is a dead ringer for Jessica Rabbit and the most ferocious literary agent in town. A former NYPD cop, she now lives in London making million-dollar book deals while trying to make partner at her firm . . . all the while sleeping with the boss man. Lily Wright is an author who believes in karma, and is waiting for the sky to fall after stealing her former best friend's man. Though her first book failed to sell, her life turns upside down when her most recent book becomes a huge bestseller. Gemma Hogan is an event designer extraordinaire, but her personal life is nonexistent after losing the love of her life and her best friend in one fell swoop. To make matters worse, her father has just left her mother. While taking care of her mother, she e-mails a close colleague about her frustrations, who in turn forwards the hilarious e-mails to a famous literary agent named Jojo Harvey, who just happens to represent her former friend, now enemy, Lily Wright. . . . Written in the charming and chatty voice that has become Marian Keyes's signature style, this hilarious and heartwarming novel proves there are three sides to every story . . . especially in the world of publishing!
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| Original Title: | The Other Side of the Story |
| ISBN: | 0060731486 (ISBN13: 9780060731489) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Characters: | Lily Wright, Jojo Harvey, Gemma Hogan |
| Setting: | London, England(United Kingdom) Dublin(Ireland) |
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Ratings: 3.79 From 39689 Users | 1047 ReviewsPiece Appertaining To Books The Other Side of the Story
Gemma is hilarious and Jojo is fabulous, but Lily is just self-centred and boring. I don't know how but Keyes makes me desperately sorry for Jojo stuck as a mistress and of course you feel for Gemma as life seemingly crumbles. But Lily just annoyed me with her continually dithering about how horrible life is. Of course you won't have many friends when you steal one if their boyfriends (every one knows you never dip your toes in that water!). And really your life isn't do bad - beautiful child,Marian Keyes does not know what it feels like to write a less than great book.
2.5Mildly entertaining, but I HATED the characters. 1. Gemma. GET OVER IT. Yes, your best friend "stole" your boyfriend (not EVEN), but it happened THREE YEARS ago. And don't even get me started on Gemma's mother. What an IDIOT. I can understand being devastated after your husband of thirty-five years leaves you for a younger woman, but to make your idiot daughter take care of you for MONTHS as if you're terminally ill? GIVE ME A DAMN BREAK. 2. Jojo. I actually liked Jojo. I didn't have a
Marianne Keyes is back to her best with her latest offering about three whacky women in the London Publishing World. Gemma, JoJo and Lily are all involved in the world of writing. Lily as an author, by choice, Gemma, as her rival, by chance, and Jojo as a literary agent.I loved the insiders view onto this world of words and wordsmiths and the people who make their money from both of them. Gemma is having a lust affair with a younger man in Ireland, and a flirtation with a pharmacist on the side.
Another Keyes, another long book. But unlike her other stories, which I can find painfully full of pointless detail, this one at least was spread amongst 3 different people, so if one was annoying, it wouldn't be too long before another one came in. But unfortunately, 2 out of 3 protags were annoying.Protag #1 is a whiny, revenge-seeking crazy-person whose boyfriend moves to London (from Dublin) and then hooks up with her friend. Please, like you weren't going to break up anyway. Her father
The heroine of this book is a fun loving Irish girl who gets stuck in the middle of many misfortunes. Due to a turn of events, she has to stop her current life and help out her family. While the story starts off where you are feeling sorry for the main character, Marian Keyes does a great job of reeling the reader into the storyline and she does a great job of keeping the reader entertained throughout the book, no matter the subject. This book is a page turner and keeps the reader wondering what
I liked this book better than I had expected. I very rarely read 'chick lit', but it can be nice to relax with, something cozy and mindless (meant in the best way!). I really liked Jojo, I loved how she lived in a very grey area - she was having an affair with a married man, but she felt so guilty and couldn't bear to be the cause of a broken home. Gemma seemed really immature for her age, and her whole writing thing really bugged me. The story she wrote sounded crap and it didn't seem fair to
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