Emily Giffin
Author of Something Borrowed
About the Author
Emily Giffin was born March 20, 1972 in Baltimore, Maryland. She received an undergraduate degree from Wake Forest University and a law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law in 1997. She moved to Manhattan and worked in the litigation department of Winston and Strawn. Her first book, show more Something Borrowed, was published in 2004. She is currently a full-time author. Her other books include Something Blue, Baby Proof, Love the One You're With, Heart of the Matter, Where We Belong, The One and Only and First Comes Love. (Bowker Author Biography) show less
Image credit: Photo by Jerry Bauer
Series
Works by Emily Giffin
The Emily Giffin Collection: Volume 1: Something Borrowed, Something Blue, Love the One You're (2014) 4 copies
O Lugar do Coração 3 copies
The Emily Giffin Collection: Volume 2: Baby Proof, Where We Belong, Heart of the Matter (2014) 2 copies
Baby Proof / Something Blue 2 copies
DASHURI E HUAJTUR 1 copy
The heart of the matter 1 copy
Coisas do Coração 1 copy
The one & only : a novel 1 copy
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- Birthdate
- 1972
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- USA
- Birthplace
- Baltimore, Maryland, USA
- Places of residence
- New York, New York, USA
London, England, UK
Atlanta, Georgia, USA - Education
- Wake Forest University
University of Virginia School of Law (J.D.)
Naperville North High School, Naperville, Illinois, USA - Occupations
- novelist
lawyer
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- Works
- 36
- Also by
- 1
- Members
- 21,132
- Popularity
- #1,023
- Rating
- 3.6
- Reviews
- 742
- ISBNs
- 377
- Languages
- 19
- Favorited
- 84
- Touchstones
- 213
Much of the story is told from Nina's POV and from the outside, it seems her life is pretty fantastic. Nina lets us peek at the underbelly of her life - both current and past- and we see her money is doing nothing hiding the ugly side of things in her life with a glittery blanket.
Another main POV we have is from Tom, single father to a daughter who goes to the same school as Nina's son, but in the money-status-world, they lead completely different lives.
The struggles from both Nina and Tom are ones most parents will relate to (and fear.) The author does a fantastic job of leading the reader through the repercussions of decisions made and how much a parent, and money, can affect the outcome. It's a great story that takes you on many ups and downs along with twists you don't expect and an ending that you'll think about even after you read the last page.… (more)