Bookends: A Novel
by Jane Green
List Price:
Our Price: $3.28
You Save: $9.67 (75%)
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Buy Used: from $0.12 (click here)
Category: Book
See more book details and other editions
Book Summary Information
Author: Jane GreenEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-05-27
ISBN: 0767907817
Number of pages: 368
Publisher: Broadway
Accessories:
Book Reviews of Bookends: A Novel
Book Review: an easy, good read
Summary: 4 Stars
this is the first book I've read by Green. I hear others are better. this one was good. a couple of good twists and entertaining, good guy and bad guy characters, fun!
Summary of Bookends: A Novel
On the heels of her national bestsellers Jemima J and Mr. Maybe, British sensation Jane Green delivers a sparkling tale of old friends reunited and old jealousies rekindled.Catherine Warner and Simon Nelson are best friends: total opposites, always together, and both unlucky in love. Cath is scatterbrained, messy, and-since she had her heart broken a few years back-emotionally closed off. Si is impossibly tidy, bitchy, and desperate for a man of his own. They live in London's West Hampstead along with their lifelong friends, Josh and Lucy, who are happily married with a devil-spawn child and a terrifying Swedish nanny, Ingrid.
All's well (sort of) until the sudden arrival of a college friend-the stunningly beautiful Portia, who's known for breaking hearts. Though they've grown up and grown apart from Portia, the four friends welcome her back into the fold. But does Portia have a hidden agenda or is she merely looking to reconnect with old friends? Her reappearance soon unleashes a rollicking series of events that tests the foursome's friendships to the limit and leaves them wondering if a happy ending is in store.
Fortunately, Cath has plenty to take her mind off Portia's schemes-like her gutsy decision to leave her job in advertising to fulfill her dream of opening a bookstore. And then there's James, the sexy real-estate agent who keeps dropping by even after the bookstore deal is done. With his irresistible smile and boyish charm could he be the one to melt Cath's heart?
Told with Jane Green's captivating wit and flare, Bookends is above all a story about friendship-its twists, turns and complications-and how it weathers the challenges of love, ambition, marriage, and, most of all, growing up. Warmhearted, sophisticated, and full of delicious surprises, Bookends is Green's most dazzling novel yet.
From the Hardcover edition.
Bookends, Jane Green's third comic novel of contemporary love and lust, proves beyond a doubt that when it comes to light reading, plot is everything. Bookends makes a great case study because it has little going for it besides plot. Dialogue? Stilted. Characters? Clich?d. Writing style? Sloppy. And yet the book is well-nigh impossible to put down. A few friends meet at university: Simon, the chirpy gay character; Portia, the glamour girl; Josh, the adorable, unpretentious catch; and Cath, the overweight, insecure narrator. Portia strays from their crowd, but the other three remain friends into their 30s. Now successful Londoners, each faces a personal crisis: singleton Cath leaves a secure job to start a bookstore; Simon looks for love; Josh's marriage goes through growing pains. And then Portia, as intimidating and elegant as ever, wanders back into their lives--with surprising results. Green is a past master of the ugly-duckling-turned-swan story. Cath's transformation--neatly echoed by the changes in the lives of her friends--is completely addictive. Plot does indeed rule. --Claire Dederer
Contemporary Books
Book Subjects
- Arts & Photography
- Audiobooks on Cassette
- Audiobooks on CD
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Business & Investing
- Children's Books
- Comics & Graphic Novels
- Computers & Internet
- Cooking, Food & Wine
- e-Books
- Engineering
- Entertainment
- Gay & Lesbian
- Health, Mind & Body
- History
- Home & Garden
- Horror
- Law
- Literature & Fiction
- Medicine
- Mystery & Thrillers
- Nonfiction
- Outdoors & Nature
- Parenting & Families
- Professional & Technical
- Reference
- Religion & Spirituality
- Romance
- Science
- Science Fiction & Fantasy
- Sports
- Teens
- Travel
Most talked about in books on my book shelf
Fourth Comings: A Novel (Jessica Darling)by Megan Mccafferty
Crown; Published: 2007-08-07; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $11.58
Price in other shops:
Charmed Thirdsby Megan Mccafferty
Three Rivers Press; Published: 2007-04-24; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.50
Price in other shops:
Second Helpings: A Novelby Megan Mccafferty
Three Rivers Press; Published: 2003-04-22; Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.00
Price in other shops:
Sloppy Firsts: A Novelby Megan McCafferty
Three Rivers Press; Published: 2001-08-28; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.99
Price in other shops:
Queen of Babbleby Meg Cabot
Avon A; Published: 2007-06-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $1.09
Price in other shops:
Queen of Babble in the Big City (Queen of Babble)by Meg Cabot
Avon A; Published: 2008-06-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $7.15
Price in other shops:
Queen of Babble Gets Hitched (Queen of Babble)by Meg Cabot
William Morrow; Published: 2008-07-01; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $13.15
Price in other shops:
The Boy Next Doorby Meggin Cabot
HarperCollins Publishers; Published: 2002-01-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.50
Price in other shops:
Boy Meets Girlby Meg Cabot
Avon A; Published: 2004-01-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.99
Price in other shops:
Every Boy's Got Oneby Meg Cabot
Avon A; Published: 2005-01-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $1.49
Price in other shops:
Similar Books and other products
The Other Womanby Jane Green
Viking Adult; Published: 2005-03-08; Hardcover; Book
Best price: $6.02
Price in other shops:
This Christmasby Jane Green, Jennifer Coburn, Liz Ireland
Zebra; Published: 2005-11-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $6.99
Good in Bedby Jennifer Weiner
Washington Square Press; Published: 2002-04-02; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.59
Price in other shops:
Second Chanceby Jane Green
Plume; Published: 2008-05-27; Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.95
Price in other shops:
Babyville: A Novelby Jane Green
Broadway; Published: 2004-03-23; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.15
Price in other shops:
Swapping Livesby Jane Green
Plume; Published: 2007-05-29; Paperback; Book
Best price: $3.24
Price in other shops:
Jemima J: A Novel About Ugly Ducklings and Swansby Jane Green
Broadway; Published: 2001-06-05; Paperback; Book
Best price: $1.93
Price in other shops:
To Have and To Hold: A Novelby Jane Green
Broadway; Published: 2005-03-01; Paperback; Book
Best price: $4.95
Price in other shops:
Straight Talking: A Novelby Jane Green
Broadway; Published: 2003-09-23; Paperback; Book
Best price: $2.37
Price in other shops:
Mr. Maybe: A Novelby Jane Green
Broadway; Published: 2002-06-11; Paperback; Book
Best price: $1.75
Price in other shops: