Wallflower In Bloom
Jun 1, 2012
Author: Claire Cook
Publisher:Touchstone (Simon and Schuster)
Publication Date: June 5, 2012
ISBN: 978-1-4516-7276-3
Book Description:
Deirdre Griffin has a great life; it’s just
not her own. She’s the round-the-clock personal assistant to her
charismatic, high-maintenance, New Age guru brother, Tag. As the family
wallflower, her only worth seems to be as gatekeeper to Tag at his New
England seaside compound.
Then Deirdre’s
sometime-boyfriend informs her that he is marrying another woman, who
just happens to be having the baby he told Deirdre he never wanted.
While drowning her sorrows in Tag’s expensive vodka, Deirdre decides to
use his massive online following to get herself voted on as a
last-minute Dancing with the Stars
replacement. It’ll get her back in shape, mentally and physically. It
might even get her a life of her own. Deirdre’s fifteen minutes of fame
have begun.
Idgie Says:
I read "Must Love Dogs" and decided I "Must Love Claire". It is not often these days you can read a book that is simply enjoyable. A little bit of angst involved, of course, but not too much. Characters you enjoy, nobody you truly loathe. Sharp, witty phrasing that makes you chuckle, or at the least, smile.
This story includes Dancing with the Stars, Facebook and Twitter. It also involves golf cart hit and runs, fishbowl trauma and the gossip rags. Let's not forget the motivational speaker that's hotter than Yanni.
No smut, violence, (okay, maybe a touch of sibling violence, but that's to be expected.) homicidal rages or abrasive language.
Really, how can you resist?
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Read an excerpt HERE.
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Claire has a ton of events in Georgia this June! Take a peek and see what's near you!
Tuesday, June 5th @ 6:30 PM
Book Exchange
2932 Canton Rd.
Marietta, GA 30066
with Karen White
Wednesday, June 6th; 7:00 PM
Barrington Library
505 N. Northwest Highway
Barrington, IL 60010
*Lake Forest Bookstore will sell books.
Thursday, June 7th @ 12:00 PM
Cook Memorial Public Library @ Libertyville Civic Center
135 W. Church St.
Libertyville, IL 60048
*Lake Forest Bookstore will sell books.
Thursday, June 7th @ 7:00 PM
The Warren-Newport Public Library
224 N. O’Plaine Road
Gurnee, IL 60031
*Lake Forest Bookstore will sell books.
Monday, June 11 @ 7:15 PM
Georgia Center for the Book
215 Sycamore St.
Decatur, GA, 30030
*Eagle Eye Bookstore will sell books
Tuesday, June 12th @ 7:00 PM
Barnes & Noble
2900 Peachtree Road NE
Atlanta, GA 30305
404-261-7747
This is a ticketed event. Please call store for details.
Saturday, June 16th @ 1:00 PM
FoxTale Book Shoppe
105 E. Main St., #138
Woodstock, GA 30188
Thursday, June 21st @ 6:30 PM
A Capella Books & SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design)
This event is free and open to the public. It will be held at Ivy Hall
179 Ponce de Leon Ave.
Atlanta, GA 30308
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Reviewed by Idgie. If you would like to have the Dew review a book, please contact me at dewonthekudzu@gmail.com
