The Diary of V: Happily Ever After? [Mass Market Paperback]

Debra Kent (Author)

Book Description

Series: Diary of V | Publication Date: October 1, 2001

V has won millions from her divorce settlement with Rodger. Now she and her young son are set for the future. But after 10 years of marriage, V is single again. Is she ready to enter the world of dating?

Editorial Reviews

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The third in Kent's Diary of V series has Valerie Ryan divorced from her philandering husband and dealing with her son as a single suburban mom. Her son wants to see his father, but Valerie is seeing entirely too much of her sleazy ex, who has sex with his nubile girlfriend in front of her house. He wants his money back and is suing her for custody of their son. Valerie's entire life is on hold while waiting for her court date, so her mother sets her up on a date with a hunky detective who seems to be the answer to her prayers, but as usual nothing seems to go exactly right for Valerie. A Web site for Redbook magazine reinforces the popularity of this series, which seems to be the American take on Bridget Jones's Diary, if Bridget was older and a suburban housewife writing in her journal, but Kent's heroine definitely has a quirky charm of her own. Patty Engelmann
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About the Author

Debra Kent is a contributing editor of Working Mother and her work has been published in Mademoiselle, Redbook, and Cosmopolitan, among other publications.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
• Publisher: Grand Central Publishing (October 1, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446610518
• ISBN-13: 978-0446610513
• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 0.8 x 6.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.3 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,345,386 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Go "V"!, February 24, 2003

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TJ's Mommy (El Dorado Hills, CA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Diary of V: Happily Ever After? (Mass Market Paperback)

The third book in this series is a good book and helps to tie up all the loose ends of the first two. It is a shorter book, just like the second one, and very easy to get through. You'll want to read straight through to find out how it all ends. V's husband is such a jerk, and you just want to root against him through the whole book. I would recommend this entire series of books.

5.0 out of 5 stars so much fun!, January 7, 2003

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Paula Emeigh "love to read!" (Raleigh, NC USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Diary of V: Happily Ever After? (Mass Market Paperback)

Like the other 2 books in this series, this one delivers. I am anxiously awaiting #4, and hope Debra Kent publishes it soon.
Valerie is doing okay considering her marriage has fallen apart, and her child is having problems adjusting to things.
But, with grace and dignity, Valerie handles things great. Don't want to give away the plot, but if you liked the first 2 books you definitely need to read this one as well.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars witty social commentary, September 29, 2001

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Harriet Klausner - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Diary of V: Happily Ever After? (Mass Market Paperback)

Valerie Ryan is finally divorced from her philandering husband Roger and has temporary custody of her son Pete. She is struggling to make ends meet while her lawyer battles the attorney of her ex so she and her son can have a piece of his fortune though he has in actuality hidden his assets.

Valerie is also starting to delve into the singles dating scene. However, that has changed from her memories of her premarital days as a gay person trying to go straight want to ask her out while a lesbian wants her to change her sexual orientation. Finally, her neighbor wants her trees best out of his yard.

This tale is a witty social commentary about life after the divorce. The characters are drawn true to life and run the gamut of human behavior. Ever trapped Roger is the villain of the piece though there are a few moments when readers will actually feel sorry for the bum. Valerie is a role model of a survivor of the divorce wars.

Harriet Klausner