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基本信息·出版社：St. Martin's Griffin
·页码：304 页
·出版日期：2007年06月
·ISBN：0312343280
·International Standard Book Number：0312343280
·条形码：9780312343286
·EAN：9780312343286
·装帧：平装
·正文语种：英语
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Meet Dr. Shelley Green, newly minted pediatrician. After graduating from medical school at the top of her class, Shelley is hired by Madison Pediatrics, the most exclusive practice on New York’s Upper East Side. Hyper-parenting has reached epidemic proportions, and Madison Pediatrics is its over-privileged epicenter. Shelley, a superb doctor with a kid-friendly touch and a genius for diagnosis, quickly becomes the Upper East Side’s latest must-have accessory, the darling of the fabulously-wealthy-with-kids crowd. Now this self-described “schlumpy girl from Jackson Heights” is slimming down, dressing up in Fendi and Prada, and weekending in the Hamptons, and Arthur—her adorable schoolteacher fiancé—is left baffled by the changes.
Enter Josh Potter, the blue-blooded hunk who never seems to have his check book around. What he does have is charm, connections, and enough sex appeal to set Shelley’s head spinning. Before long, Shelley’s plate is way too full: men, medicine, and meddling mothers. Can she handle it all without losing her soul—and her fiancé? Dr. Judy Goldstein and Sebastian Stuart have teamed up to deliver a delicious dose of fiction, brimming with acerbic wit, dead-on-satire, and, finally, poignancy and heart.
作者简介 Dr. Judy Goldstein is one of the leading pediatricians in Manhattan and has appeared in
New York magazine’s “The Best Doctors in New York” in 1999, 2000, 2003, and 2005. She was selected as one of the Best Doctors in America in 2005-2006. She has a thriving Upper East Side Practice.
Sebastian Stuart has written screenplays, business books, and has had dozens of productions of his plays. His first novel was
The Mentor, a psychological thriller.
编辑推荐 "And you thought
The Devil Wears Prada was good? Wait until you start this delicious un-put-downable book!" –Kitty Kelley "A guilty pleasure—and a tart antidote to the culture's worshipful obsession with the very rich." –Anita Diamant “A light read, but a fun one—every bit as compelling as
The Nanny Diaries.”
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Entertainment Weekly “A delightful book that deliciously dishes on rich, overindulgent parents."
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The Washington Post “Feeling poorly? Treat yourself to a full dose of
24-Karat Kids. A nostrum, a kick, a pick-me-up—so pick
it up and take it home. Call me in the morning if you can't stop laughing.” -Gregory Maguire, author of the
New York Times bestsellers
Wicked and
Son of A Witch “The most fun I’ve ever had in a doctor’s office.” —Nancy Lieberman, author of
Admissions “Shelley Green is one of the funniest, warmest heroines I’ve ever met. I was rooting for her all the way!” —Vicki Lewis Thompson, author of the
New York Times bestselling Nerd series
"Dr. Judy Goldstein and Sebastian Stuart are writing about a milieu I know well, and their take on it is fresh and very entertaining." —Woody Allen
"Dr. Judy Goldstein and Sebastian Stuart have written a very funny and occasionally biting fictional account of a young doctor's plunge into big time Manhattan pediatrics and upper East side glitz. It has the ring of truth and I found it thoroughly entertaining." —Jonathan Newhouse, Conde Nast International
文摘 Chapter One“What is that?” I asked the waiter, looking down at what looked like four giant gumballs floating in tomato soup. The waiter was young and had a nice smile, but I quickly realized that he spoke less English than I did Azerbaijani. Mom piped in before I had a chance to resort to sign language.
“Shelley, be adventurous,” she said, looking at me over the top of her glasses-on-a-string. She stabbed a gumball with her fork and popped it in her mouth. I thought I detected an instant of shock before she gamely chewed . . . and chewed . . . and chewed. “Fascinating,” she pronounced.
“Mother, if I want fascinating, I’ll go see a foreign documentary at the Film Forum. I’m here to eat.” Not that I’d had time to go to a movie in seven years, but I had a point to make.
“Eat? Nonsense, we’re here to celebrate,” my father said, leaning over, grabbing my face, squeezing it all out of shape, and planting a kiss on my smushed-forward cheek.
Which was true. My reward for finally finishing four years of college, four years of medical school, and three years of pediatric residency was this: a family party around an enormous round table at Queens’s finest, and no doubt only, Azerbaijani restaurant. Mom had picked Baku Buffet because it sounded “intriguing.” Intriguing, fascinating, and remarkable were Mom’s three favorite words, and she was in permanent pursuit of new experiences that would allow her to use them. This had turned her into a Learning Annex junkie, obsessively taking courses on everything from “Folk Art Milking Stools” to “Insects, Eunuchs, and Euripides.” I was amazed that one brain could hold the breadth of information that hers did.
This was a pretty typical gathering for my family. All around the table aunts, uncles, and cousins were shouting and laughing, eating off eac
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