Looking for Andrew Mccarthy [Mass Market Paperback]

Jenny Colgan (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 5, 2002

The third novel by the Sunday times bestselling author of Amanda's Wedding 'I'm wearing a beautiful pink dress, and I'm in a big pink room with billowing curtains!and I'm dancing to Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark!and my handsome partner leans over and whispers! 'Yes, 80s child Ellie really thought life was going to be like Pretty in Pink, St Elmo's Fire and all those other movies -- where everyone was astoundingly glamorous, popular, successful, had huge apartments and lived happily ever after. But now that she and her gang are thirty, she has to admit that things haven't quite turned out that way. When did horrible flats, difficult relationships and menaningless jobs take over?And, more importantly, what happened to the coolest, wisest, most inspirational Brat Packer of them all? Where is Andrew McCarthy now? Did life fulfil its promise for him? Is he happy on Channel 5? Surely he, of all people, can tell Ellie what to do about her thirty-angst? Determined to get her idol to unravel some of life's great mysteries, Ellie sets out, unwillingly accompanied by her best friend Julia, on a quest across the USA, from LA to New York to find him. It's an unlikely epic, by turns hilarious, romantic and downright uncomfortable -- but, helped by a cast of thousands, of whom Frosty the Giant Pig is probably the least improbable, they do find some answers, although not the ones they expected

Editorial Reviews

Review

'Colgan is on top form with this, her latest outrageous romp' Cosmopolitan 'Wonderful, warm and resonant for anyone who ever wondered what happened to teenage dreams' Hello! 'Jenny Colgan is one of the leaders of the pack and this, her third novel, will delight her legion of admirers!Fast-paced, funny, poignant and well-observed, it reads like a pastiche of the movies she loved!If a time capsule were buried to capture the world at the turn of the 21st century, this would be a candidate for inclusion' Daily Mail 'Did I like this book? Well, d'uh! Do hedgehogs have quills? A pure belter of a novel' Glasgow Herald 'Colgan's enjoyable new bestseller investigates the notion that having it all can sometimes mean having precisely nothing at all' Marie Claire October 'Colgan's talent as a stand-up comedian translates vividly into fiction' Metro 'Sharp, well-observed and hilarious' New Statesman 'What really sets Jenny apart! is this: she is very, very funny' Express 'Compulsively comical' Cosmpolitan (of Amanda's Wedding

About the Author

Jenny Colgan was born in 1971 in Ayrshire. After Edinburgh University, she worked for six years in the health service, moonlighting as a cartoonist and a stand-up comic. She is now working on her fourth novel, and a TV series.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Harper Collins Pod (June 5, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0007105533
• ISBN-13: 978-0007105533
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.8 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,388,924 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3.0 out of 5 stars Cute diversion, October 14, 2004

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This review is from: Looking for Andrew Mccarthy (Hardcover)

Ellie has just celebrated her 30th birthday crying her eyes out in her bathroom after catching her latest boyfriend snogging an unattractive woman. Feeling horrible about the state of her life she embarks on a road trip to locate her 80's crush, Andrew McCarthy, who she just knows will be able to help her figure out why life didn't turn out like the ending of one of those brat pack movies she adored.

This book is very light, with some sharp-edged humor (although I must admit that a lot of it went over my head as it's very UK based) and some over the top outrageous characters (a giant transvestite, anyone?). Julia and Ellie, like most chick-lit types, are a little too shallow for my liking but not so much so that was overly annoyed. Loved the bit where Julia and Ellie ran into C. Thomas (call me Thom) Howell. It brought back some long buried memories and gave me some terrifying dreams of my old skyhigh 80's hair. This book also brought to life in horrifying technicolor my memories of Madonna black rubber bracelets, the crush on Corey Hart and the endless hours spent spraying my hair into a perfect rats nest. Thanks for the memories (and nightmares!) Jenny Colgan.