Princess Izzy and the E Street Shuffle [Paperback]

Beverly Bartlett (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 23, 2006

Styled as a royal biography, this clever and witty debut follows a fictitious princess whose svengali is a mechanic who takes his advice from Bruce Springsteen.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

With more twists and turns than a spiral staircase, this mostly silly, occasionally clever debut dresses up chick lit conventions with aristocratic titles and predicaments. Borrowing heavily from the lives of the British royals, Bartlett invents a modern-day prince and princess living in the fictional country of Bisbania. Prince Raphael makes the political error of marrying a woman he truly loves, his childhood friend Isabella Cordage. As soon as their engagement is announced, Isabella becomes gossip-page fodder—the media nickname her "Dizzy Izzy" for a spill she took down the castle staircase. In an attempt to protect her image, Princess Isabella turns for advice to Geoffrey Whitehall-Wright, an American, Yale-educated auto mechanic whom she met (and flirted with) while they were undergraduates together. In a belabored plot device, Geoffrey doles out advice in the form of Bruce Springsteen lyrics that Princess Isabella interprets as fashion tips. This fairy tale might offer some escapism for the teenybopper set partial to the Princess Diaries movies. (Mar.)
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Review

"Bartlett's narrative voice is whimsical without ever being absurd...An original and captivating debut." (starred review) -- Kirkus Reviews

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Product Details

• Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: 5 Spot (March 23, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0446695599
• ISBN-13: 978-0446695596
• Product Dimensions: 5.2 x 0.8 x 8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 10.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,181,599 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This book does right by The Boss, March 24, 2006

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This review is from: Princess Izzy and the E Street Shuffle (Paperback)

I bought this book mostly because of the connection to Bruce Springsteen ... and was really pleasantly surprised about how much I liked it. It's very well written and I think other long-time fans of Bruce will enjoy it, and how the Springsteen connection is treated. If you look at the author's website (beverlybartlett.com), she is clearly a devoted fan of Springsteen music, and it shows in this book. I'd recommend it to anyone.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Princess Izzy and the E Street Shuffle, April 1, 2006

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Lillian A. Lafleche (Pacific MO) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Princess Izzy and the E Street Shuffle (Paperback)

Good read. Nice use of narrative style, tongue in cheek humor. Great creative ability. It was a fun read and lots of references and commentary that relate to today's world.

5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I loved this book!, March 21, 2006

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Alicia (Kansas City, MO) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Princess Izzy and the E Street Shuffle (Paperback)

I thought this book looked like it would be amusing, but it really surprised me. I laughed out loud at the way it made fun of modern royal watching, but it did so without disrepecting those of us who enjoy it. And the Springsteen angle was inspired. Anyone who has made a decision based on a song will appreciate that. The thing I wasn't expecting was the page-turning intrique that surrounds the princess -- once the plane crashes, I couldn't WAIT to find out what really happened.
It's also a lot of fun trying to guess who the narrator is -- all in all, a fun read!