Altar Ego
by Kathy Lette
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'Query: Would it be a serious breach of etiquette to run out on my own edding?' This is the question Becky Steele asks herself as she clings to the window ledge of her parents' bathroom, grimly regarding the ten-foot drop into the dustbins below. She stares in disbelief at the meringue dress for which she has drunk only skimmed water for four weeks to fit into. Why can't Becky commit to Julian, human rights lawyer, and her Knight in Shining Armani? Yes, Julian's the right man, but has she show more had enough wrong ones? show lessTags
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Londoner Becky calls off her wedding to earnest lawyer Julian, then later marries him despite her steamy affair with black American rock star Zack (who has a weird accent: "yer" for "you"?). Her best friends Anouska and Kate rally to support her, except when they don't. The author is trying for a madcap romp, but it was mostly distasteful.
LIghtweight, frothy fun narrated by a reluctant bride who is so solipsistic that it is hard to identify with her. I think that I would have liked it more were I an adolescent girl. It did, however, include some very funny moments but not enough to make it worthwhile.
Rebecca tiene 32 años. Su novio, Julian, es un abogado de éxito, guapo, elegante y con dinero. Viven juntos desde hace tiempo y les va bien. Pero entonces, ¿qué necesidad tiene ella de estar vestida de novia en medio de flores, regalos y nervios mientras sus amigas, Anouska y Kate, hacen de ángel y demonio, respectivamente, susurrando en sus oÃdos, mientras Julian espera frente al altar? Una ventana lo suficientemente grande es toda una invitación... Por si acaso, la boda tendrá que esperar.
Dec 15, 2010Spanish
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Kathy Lette first achieved literary success as a teenager with Puberty Blues. After several years as a newspaper columnist in Sydney and New York, and as a television sitcom writer for Columbia Pictures, her novels Girls' Night Out, The Llama Parlour, Foetal Attraction, Mad Cows, Alter Ego, and Nip n' Tuck became international bestsellers. She show more lives in London with her husband and two children show less
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