TURNING THIRTY
- 作者
- 出版社 Oversea Publishing House
- 出版时间 2001年2月 第1版
- ISBN 9780340767948
- 定价 55.00
内容简介
BritMattBeckfordandgirlfriendElaineagree,oneeveningintheirBrooklynapartment,thatwhiletheyloveeachother,they'renolongerinlove,andbreakup.Reassessingashis30thbirthdaylooms,MattarrangestorelocatetoAustraliaanddecidestoshowupathisparents'doorstepinEnglandtokillthethreemonthsuntilhe'sneededathisnewjob.Agooddealoftimeisspentonphilosophizing,punctuatedbyhand-wringingtranscontinentale-mailexchangeswithElaine(whoworksatabig-shotPRfirmandworriesoverthetimespente-mailingMatt).Mattendsupreunitingwithhisoldhighschoolgang,includingonetimefriend-with-benefitsGinny.Soon,he'swonderingifheshouldspendtherestofhislifewithher...andElainedecidestovisit.Ononelevel,thisreadslikestraightchicklit,withstockcharactersandfamiliarentering-adulthoodcouplingsituations.ButGayle,authorofDinnerforTwoandtwootherU.K.-onlytitles,givesMatt'sfirstpersonnicetwistsofout-of-touchunreliability,andmakesElaine,assuddenlyforlorne-mailer,comic.Readerswhohavelivedbeyond30,oreven25,willknowinstantlythatmostoftheirself-justificationsareBS-justasalltheto-ingandfro-ingisinevitable-andsmiletothemselves.(Nov.)
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