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基本信息·出版社：Voice
·页码：336 页
·出版日期：2007年08月
·ISBN：140130320X
·International Standard Book Number：140130320X
·条形码：9781401303204
·EAN：9781401303204
·装帧：精装
·正文语种：英语
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Helen is nearly 40 and having an affair with her former boss. Ready to get on with her life, she decides to dump him--until he leaves his wife. The only thing to do, Helen decides, is to befriend his wife and convince her to take him back in this delicious debut about getting rid of the guy--and finding yourself.
媒体推荐 "A clever, sophisticated debut novel, Getting Rid of Matthew . . . is a juicy caper . . . painfully funny . . . [and] satisfying. Along the way, Fallon's heroine climbs out of her rut and launches a life of her own." --
LadiesHomeJournal.com --
LadiesHomeJournal.com"Brit TV producer Fallon takes 'careful what you wish for' to hilarious heights in her debut novel . . . The surprising and rewarding treat is a bright, grown-up story of two women who discover friendship and trust in one another." --
Publishers Weekly"Fallon makes Helen's twisted mind pathetic, hilarious, and relatable all at once. Her story is a gritty look at the madness of never knowing exactly what you want." --
Entertainment Weekly --
Entertainment Weekly"Fallon's conversational and deeply descriptive writing style ? and witty dialogue ? make the novel thoroughly readable. . . . For those longing for another lighthearted beach read as summer draws to a close, "Getting Rid of Matthew" is a solid option." --
Associated Press --
Associated Press"Sparkling and unpredictable, a brilliant first novel." --
Elle --
U.K. 专业书评 From Publishers WeeklyBrit TV producer Fallon takes careful what you wish for to hilarious heights in her debut novel, a comedy of errors triggered by a mistress who discovers thrice-weekly hookups with her married lover are better than a 24/7 relationship with him. Helen, office staffer at a public relations firm catering to desperate D-list celebrities, is fast approaching her 40th birthday with little chance of swimming out of the secretary pool or snagging a full-time commitment from Matthew, her middle-aged lover and relay relationshipper. When Matthew abruptly leaves wife Sophie and preteen daughters Suzanne and Claudia to move in with Helen, she's not sure it's the happy ending she prefers. Thus begins a head-spinning ruse to convince Matthew to go back home and to persuade Sophie and her scene-stealing pair of potty-mouthed children to take him back: Helen invents a new persona, hard-charging PR whiz Eleanor, who befriends Sophie and gives her advice to repair her shattered marriage. The scheme gets more elaborate when Helen/Eleanor falls for Matthew's estranged eldest son. This delightfully fizzy chick lit caper goes disappointingly flat before the finish, but the surprising and rewarding treat is a bright, grown-up story of two women who discover friendship and trust in one another.
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