Wish Upon a Star
by Olivia Goldsmith
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An "enchanting" novel of an American woman crossing the pond—and getting more than she bargained for—from the New York Times bestselling author (Daily Mail). Claire takes the ferry into Manhattan every day, wishing that life could be as magical as it is in the novels she reads, and hoping she'll catch a glimpse of sexy lawyer Michael at work. One day, out of the blue, Michael offers her a trip to London, all expenses paid, and Claire's fortunes take an extraordinary about-turn. Crossing show more the Atlantic, a whole new world opens up for Claire. Finally, she can revel in all the delights London has to offer a girl with a fresh spring in her step. The streets may not be paved with gold, but they are rich with opportunity. But happily-ever-after isn't easy, even in fairytales—especially when a very strait-laced Englishman seems determined to block your efforts at every turn . . . Praise for Olivia Goldsmith and her bestselling novels "What a great feeling to fall into the capable hands of Olivia Goldsmith. The author of The First Wives Club and Bestseller always serves up believable characters in slightly outlandish situations in a mixture that makes highly entertaining reading."—People "Full of wisecracks, and gossip . . . Olivia Goldsmith can keep you reading."—Cosmopolitan "A gorgeous witty story . . . It's Sex and the City and more."—Australian Woman's Day "Goldsmith hands out her characters' rewards and comeuppances like Jane Austen dealing blackjack . . . You keep licking your fingers and reaching for the next page as if it were another potato chip."—Newsweek. Literature. Fiction. Romance. show lessTags
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Claire is bored with her life in Manhattan, it seems to be going nowhere, fast, as she knits her way through her time off, juggling family and friends and trying to be all things to all people. She's very passive and allows other people to make decisions for her rather than forging a future that she's happy with. All this comes to a head when Micheal, he work lust-object asks her to go with him to London.
Some desultory sex and expolotative behaviour later, she decides to stay in London, searching for adventure and she finds it, and possibly a future and before the book could be polished up, the author died.
Claire thought about becoming a librarian and is a knitter, so I though I'd have more in common with her than I did, she just was show more too shallow and too willing to have others act on her rather than do her own thing. show less
Some desultory sex and expolotative behaviour later, she decides to stay in London, searching for adventure and she finds it, and possibly a future and before the book could be polished up, the author died.
Claire thought about becoming a librarian and is a knitter, so I though I'd have more in common with her than I did, she just was show more too shallow and too willing to have others act on her rather than do her own thing. show less
A nice book, I've never been to London so I shared Claire's excitement about the city and it's history.
The epilogue says the author died after she completed this novel, I suspect she actually died before. The last two chapters seem slapped together. Either the publishers printed the author's notes on the chapters or they hired someone to finish it for her. Either way the sloppy ending did it no favours.
The epilogue says the author died after she completed this novel, I suspect she actually died before. The last two chapters seem slapped together. Either the publishers printed the author's notes on the chapters or they hired someone to finish it for her. Either way the sloppy ending did it no favours.
Lovely indulgent light read.
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Author Olivia Goldsmith was born Randy Goldfield in Dumont, New Jersey in 1949. She attended New York University and became one of the first partners at the management consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton in New York. After she divorced her husband, she moved to London, changed her legal name to Justine Rendal, and became a writer. Her 1992 debut show more novel, "The First Wives Club" became a best-seller and was made into a movie in 1996. In her stories, there's a transformation of the main character and, according to Goldsmith, "In the Olivian universe, everybody gets what they deserve." Besides novels, she wrote articles for The New York Times and Cosmopolitan and wrote children's books under the name Justine Rendal. She received the Woman of Vision Award in 1997. She died from complications related to anesthesia on January 15, 2004 at the age of 54 (Bowker Author Biography) show less
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- Canonical title*
- Als liefde blind is
- Original publication date
- 2004
- Dedication
- For Millie Mohammad and her dear friend Rose W. Ravid
- First words
- Once upon a time in a magical city called New York a girl under a spell lived on an island.
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