 |
Book Summary InformationAuthor: Linda Francis Lee Edition: Hardcover Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published) Published: 2008-04-01 ISBN: 0312354967 Number of pages: 352 Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Book Reviews of The Ex-DebutanteBook Review: An insider's look at society - Texas style Summary: 4 StarsCarlisle Wainwright Cushing fled her small Texas town for Boston and is now a successful divorce lawyer. In demand at her firm, she penned an ironclad pre-nup for one of the partners that made her a legend, and none of her co-workers - even her fianc? - is aware that she's a southern deb. When her often married mother calls and says she needs her, she heads home and comes face to face with opposing counsel Jack Blair - the boy she's loved since she was 13- who is all grown, has a chip the size of Texas on his shoulder, and a fianc? of his own. As they negotiate the terms of what should be a straightforward divorce, Carlisle is also tapped to host the town's 100th annual debutante ball - a Wainwright has overseen it since its inception - but a disaster the previous year has all the proper families choosing to debut their daughters elsewhere.
As she gathers a group of what most would consider second string girls, she hopes to plan an event that will make everyone forget about her own embarrassing debut (she fell over when trying to do a Texas dip). She's also dragged into other assorted family dramas including dealing with a delinquent niece who wants to be a debutante, an absent brother and a feminist sister-in-law who don't pay attention to the gaggle of noisy children (including his namesake who they refer to as Cinco), and an older sister who isn't willing to accept that she can't have children of her own. And then there's Jack, who she can't seem to stop running into at the most inopportune times. Can she reconcile her feelings for Jack, get a fair settlement for her mother, and put on a successful ball without losing herself?
Former Texas debutante Lee has penned another endearing novel with a romantic subplot; the style is similar to chicklit, though I wouldn't classify Lee's writing in that genre. She breathes life into her characters, giving each a distinctive voice, enabling readers to really connect with her characters. It was truly an enjoyable story.
? Tracy Vest, October 2008
Summary of The Ex-DebutanteWhen Carlisle Wainwright Cushing left her native Texas to start a new life in Boston, she had no regrets.?The former Texas debutante, who never felt at home in her Southern skin, had found liberation--or so she thought.?Until the day she gets?an urgent call from her mother, reporting that: one, the Symphony Association Debutante Ball, which Carlisle's family has sponsored for years, is about to be called off; Two, her mother's divorce has the whole town talking; And three, the family's good name is at stake and Carlisle is the only one who can fix it all. So Carlisle takes a leave of absence from her law firm and goes to Texas to help.?Her fiance, who has no idea she's an heiress, can't know that she's organizing the ball, handling the dramas of the girls involved,?settling her mother's suit--and coming face to face with the true love of her life, whom she ran out on when she left Texas. Her trip home challenges Carlisle's sense of herself and brings the pieces of her past togther, so that when she finally re-meets the man of her dreams, she's in a perfect place to tempt fate.
United States Books
|
 |
These Is My Words: The Diary of Sarah Agnes Prine, 1881-1901by Nancy E. Turner Wheeler Publishing; Published: 1999-06; Hardcover; BookPrice in other shops: $26.95
Paradiseby Judith McNaught Thorndike Pr; Published: 1992-01; Hardcover; BookPrice in other shops: $20.95
Friends and Loversby Eric Jerome Dickey Signet; Published: 1998-09-01; Paperback; BookBest price: $3.46Price in other shops: $7.99
Boy's Lifeby Robert R. McCammon MacMillan Publishing Company.; Published: 1992-02; Library Binding; BookPrice in other shops: $21.95
The Prophetby Kahlil Gibran Penguin USA (P); Published: 1999-01; Paperback; BookPrice in other shops: $6.95
Same Kind Of Different As Meby Ron Hall, Denver Moore Thomas Nelson; Published: 2006; Hardcover; BookBest price: $4.30Price in other shops: $21.99
Lonesome Doveby Larry McMurtry Simon & Schuster; Published: 1985-06-13; Hardcover; BookBest price: $40.00
Waiting in Vainby Colin Channer One World/Ballantine; Published: 1998-06-23; Hardcover; BookPrice in other shops: $23.00
It's a Wonderful Lifeby James W. Rodgers, Frank Capra, Philip Van Doren Stern Dramatic Pub Co; Published: 1994-05; Paperback; BookBest price: $6.50
Redeeming Loveby Francine Rivers Multnomah Books; Published: 1997-05-09; Paperback; BookBest price: $8.00Price in other shops: $14.99
|
Certain Girls: A Novelby Jennifer Weiner Washington Square Press; Published: 2009-04-07; Paperback; BookBest price: $7.00Price in other shops: $15.00
Remember Me?by Sophie Kinsella Dial Press Trade Paperback; Published: 2008-10-28; Paperback; BookBest price: $5.49Price in other shops: $14.00
The Beach House: A Novelby Jane Green Plume; Published: 2009-05-26; Paperback; BookBest price: $7.95Price in other shops: $15.00
The Spare Wife: A Novelby Alex Witchel Plume; Published: 2009-01-27; Paperback; BookBest price: $3.45Price in other shops: $15.00
The Wedding Diariesby Linda Francis Lee Ivy Books; Published: 2003-09-30; Mass Market Paperback; BookBest price: $3.77Price in other shops: $6.99
Celebutantesby Amanda Goldberg, Ruthanna Khalighi Hopper St. Martin's Griffin; Published: 2009-02-03; Paperback; BookBest price: $1.55Price in other shops: $13.95
Love the One You're Withby Emily Giffin St. Martin's Griffin; Published: 2009-04-21; Paperback; BookBest price: $7.92Price in other shops: $13.95
One Fifth Avenueby Candace Bushnell Voice; Published: 2009-06-02; Paperback; BookBest price: $7.08Price in other shops: $15.99
Chasing Harry Winston: A Novelby Lauren Weisberger Downtown Press; Published: 2009-05-05; Paperback; BookBest price: $7.75Price in other shops: $16.00
The Devil in the Junior Leagueby Linda Francis Lee St. Martin's Griffin; Published: 2007-07-10; Paperback; BookBest price: $4.00Price in other shops: $12.95
|