Life A La Mode [Paperback]

Linda Lenhoff (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1, 2003

Holly Phillips has reached a turning point. At 30, she's got a small Greenwich Village apartment, a job editing books on whales, great friends, and no love life - unless you count a co-worker too shy to say hello. The time has come for Holly to bid sayonara to Saturday night TV.

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"The satisfaction of a great slice of pie without any of the calories. "Life a la Mode is sweet, rich and tasty. Read and enjoy!" --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 304 pages
• Publisher: Kensington (September 1, 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0758204930
• ISBN-13: 978-0758204936
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,708,083 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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23 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Don't let the cover fool you, November 5, 2003

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S. A. Farley "sally1590" (Minnesota, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Life A La Mode (Paperback)

This is not your average "chicklit."
It has the typical chicklit brightly-colored, cutsey cartoon embellished cover. The heroine, Holly Phillips, fits the standard template for chicklit heroines: works in publishing, single, lives in the big city, dating, confides in best friend, has a quirky mother, etc...

But that's where the similarities end. In "Life A La Mode", author Linda Lenhoff takes the seemingly ordinary - painting wall trim, cubicle furnishings, a bug in the ladies room, origami - and looks at it in a new light, with wit and specialness.

It seems most chicklit books are about a lonely young woman trying to find that special someone. Life A La Mode is, too, only that special someone for Holly is herself. Much like Carrie Pilby in Caren Lissner's book of the same title, the story is about a person's unique and special interpretations of the quirkiness around her. And learning to accept herself, her situation and be happy.

If you are hoping to read yet another "Single-girl-meets-guy/gets-guy" story, you'll be disappointed in "Life A La Mode". If you want to read a book where the heroine helps you discover the specialness of ordinary life (and you like good writing and dry humor), then I highly recommend this book.

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Sweetheart of a Book, October 21, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Life A La Mode (Paperback)

I'll admit I find much of women's fiction, okay, Chick Lit, overly concerned with finding Mr. Right, not to mention finding the perfect pair of overpriced shoes. Life A La Mode looks more at what's real in our lives: not just finding a good guy, but what to do with the not-so-good guys in your life, plus dealing with your mom and sister and work. Life is more than dating, even when you're getting ready for a date, and especially when your mom and sister are telling you about their dates, which are more frequent than your own by far. The book is about juggling the components of your life and the little bits of a la mode that you get on a good day--whether it's ice skating with the main character Holly and her best friend Maria, or struggling to communicate with your long-lost Dad. This book brings a much-needed boost of sweetness to what's becoming a harsh and sometimes crabby genre. The cover with the little slices of pie and hearts really says it all: This book is about the sweet things in life, like searching for love (and finding it). The book isn't about a big hook, it's about the little adventures you treasure in life, and how they add up to something sweet. It's funny and well written. I just loved it!!

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars bright lights (sometimes), big city...., October 7, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Life A La Mode (Paperback)

Anybody who's ever been a publishing serf in New York City--or who's had a post-college career in any city, for that matter--will find Linda Lenhoff's tome eerily familiar. LIFE A LA MODE is funny and irreverant. There's a lot going on in those little office cubicles....