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Mine Are Spectacular!: A Novel [Mass Market Paperback]

Janice Kaplan , Lynn Schnurnberger
3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)

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Book Description

April 25, 2006
In the wealthy New York suburb of Hadley Farms, divorced mom Sara Turner is juggling a new fiancé, a new TV career, and a Newcomer’s Club that throws sex-toy parties. Her oldest friend, Kate Steele, is Manhattan’s “Derm Darling”–a successful Park Avenue skin doctor whose office is always packed with the city’s crème de la thin . . . and whose bedroom is frequented by a real estate mogul who has his own plane–and his own very big problem. Meanwhile, Sara’s new neighbor, Berni Davis, has just quit her career as a wildly successful Hollywood talent agent: pregnant with twins, she’s leaving behind her A-list parties and high-profile pals, trading in the fast track for the cul-de-sac. Will heating formula be as thrilling as creating the formula for the next box-office blockbuster?

At an age when women expect to find doors closing, forty-one-year-old Sara and her friends are all on the brink of new beginnings. For these three savvy and spirited friends, facing new options at midlife brings unexpected twists–a baby shower starring a male stripper, the latest Brazilian anticellulite treatment, and a day at a doggie spa that features lipo. Complications arise when a long-gone husband returns from Patagonia, a seductive ex-wife fights to win back Sara’s fiancé, and a hunky soap star stands waiting in the wings. But in a world where women spend their forties trying to look thirty, and girls as young as four use alpha-hydroxy to keep their skin baby smooth, these best friends help one another keep their priorities straight. Most of the time.

A fresh, funny novel about starting over, Mine Are Spectacular! will delight readers with the exploits of these irresistibly witty women. By turns touching and laugh-aloud funny, this is a must read for every woman who knows you’re always the right age for new adventures.


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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

Thecoauthors of The Botox Diaries reprise their flighty, feel-good formula for women's fiction with their second novel, about affluent divorced women friends living in a Westchester-style suburb of New York City. Sara, a caterer in her early 40s whose first husband, James, ran off to Patagonia eight years ago, has moved into her fiancé Bradford's house in Hadley Farms with her young son, Dylan. Sara's best friend, Kate, a fancy Manhattan dermatologist, is having an affair with a wealthy married man, Owen, while their other friend Berni, pregnant with twins, has relocated from the West Coast, having left her job as a successful Hollywood agent to embrace motherhood. Complications ensue for all: Bradford's snide ex-wife drops in, and their rude 14-year-old daughter, Skylar, makes hell for Sara, just when James reappears to win Sara back. However, Sara's catering career takes off after a cable TV appearance, while Owen decides to leave his blond trophy wife. Predictably, Sara and Skylar become friends, Bradford and Sara prove a lasting match and even Kate makes a sage decision regarding Owen. "Getting older and smarter and more confident isn't that bad," the ladies collectively decide. This is a cotton-candy read—sweet, if a bit stale—for a day at the beach.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Praise for The Botox Diaries

“[A] MIDLIFE-CRISIS BONBON . . . should be sold with fuzzy slippers and a tube of cucumber eye gel.”
–The New York Times Book Review

“THIS SUMMER’S MUST-HAVE BEACH READ!”
–ABC’s The View

“WARNING! READING THIS BOOK COULD CAUSE LAUGH LINES! It may also lead to sleep deprivation–since once you start, you won’t be able to stop. I loved it.”
–Lauren Weisberger, author of The Devil Wears Prada

“A SEXY ROMP . . . which leads charmingly back to the basics of being best friends.”
–Elle

“FAST-PACED AND WITH ZINGERS ON EVERY PAGE.”
–The Washington Post


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Product Details

  • Mass Market Paperback: 368 pages
  • Publisher: Ballantine Books (April 25, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0345490622
  • ISBN-13: 978-0345490629
  • Product Dimensions: 1 x 4.2 x 6.7 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,571,185 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Customer Reviews

Fun book to read: very lighthearted, impractical, and whimsical. Lynne M. Hoban  |  14 reviewers made a similar statement
Makes us feel "normal". Susan Thorpe  |  3 reviewers made a similar statement
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
13 of 15 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars My Deep Dark Secret June 28, 2005
Format:Hardcover
I'm not the target audience for a book like this; I'm a middle-aged man. (So arrest me.) But when women's fiction (okay, what's often called "chick lit") is done this well, I love it. (I enjoyed Bridget Jones, "The Devil Wears Prada," "Four Blondes.") But I remembered how much I enjoyed "The Botox Diaries," by these same authors, so I picked up this one, too -- and once again found myself laughing, nodding in recognition (the authors get so much about New York and its environs so very right), and looking forward to reading the next chapter. I tell myself it will help me to understand my wife better, but it's really beause a book this good, this funny, and this insightful (yes, it's that, too) is such a pleasure to come across. No matter what genre it falls into. A real pleasure from start to finish.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars A FAST, FUN READ August 9, 2005
By RK
Format:Hardcover
This book has it all...snippy teenagers, sniping ex-es, a hilarious scene with Billy Crystal at a ballgame and three women who are great friends. I loved,loved, loved it!
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful
2.0 out of 5 stars product placement at its best July 25, 2005
Format:Hardcover
Mine Are Spectacular is an OK book if you want to read about every product that can be endorsed under the sun. I really felt like I was reading an advertisement. Predictable plot line at best.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
3.0 out of 5 stars Just ok
Okay, I am catching the theme.... always one great woman who has everything and is probably famous and then the not so great divorcee with a child are bff's and they can get... Read more
Published 11 months ago by MissKurin
3.0 out of 5 stars Actually they're so-so
The writing style is light and fun but some of the twists and turns of the plot were really ridiculous and unrealistic. Read more
Published 11 months ago by A Writer
4.0 out of 5 stars Cougars
This book is Sex in the City lite with a much older cast. These women are reaching a point where they are evolving into mature vixens. Read more
Published 13 months ago by Dr. Wilson Trivino
3.0 out of 5 stars not that spectacular
Perhaps I was overly influenced by the fact that this book is a collaboration. It has some very clever dialog, but somehow the humor seemed forced to me, as though the two authors... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Patti
3.0 out of 5 stars Chick-lit for the over forty set.
Most chick lit is for young `singletons' looking for love while balancing a career and friends. This book, as well as the author's other title The Botox Diaries, targets the over... Read more
Published on March 4, 2009 by Linda A. Slott
2.0 out of 5 stars ok for a quick read
Not great but not horrible either its alright if you are just looking for some fluff to read and take up some relax time.
Published on March 2, 2009 by K. Harris
5.0 out of 5 stars A hilarious boost for us baby boomers!!!
I love this book! It is written with such wit in a light-hearted "fun" manner...yet it addresses the pitfalls women over 40 encounter as well. Makes us feel "normal". Read more
Published on December 18, 2007 by Susan Thorpe
5.0 out of 5 stars A Fast Read
This book was a quick read - cute and entertaining. I would say that it was a little too perfect, nevertheless I was eager to finish it and see how it ended. Read more
Published on August 28, 2007 by E. Tantum
3.0 out of 5 stars cute story, happy ending
This is another book about how rough can be when you're single in New York City. The main character, Sara is a divorced (or so she thinks) teacher in her 40's with a young son,... Read more
Published on July 27, 2007 by E Anderson
4.0 out of 5 stars highly enjoyable
this was a great, enjoyable, fluid read- it was clever and fun- i enjoyed the plot, the characters and the quality of writing was great- (i can't stand poor writing- feel like it... Read more
Published on July 26, 2007 by anonymous
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