Table Manners [Mass Market Paperback]

Mia King (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 4, 2009

The star of Mia King's "entertaining"(Seattle Times) debut novel Good Things is back-and she's got a full plate.

Deidre McIntosh is everyone's favorite go-to person. She seems so successful, so capable, so just plain perfect, with a popular cooking show, her own line of cakes and cookies, and an ideal relationship with Kevin Johnson-considered one of the most desirable men in Seattle.

Then Kevin's ex-fiancée, sultry magazine publisher Sabine Durant, suddenly appears, and Deidre needs help. Already intimidated by Kevin's glamorous, moneyed world-and his sister, who wants Deidre out of Kevin's life-she fears she's no match for Sabine. And the go-to girl must figure out where to go next before the tablecloth is pulled out from under her...

Editorial Reviews

Review

"King's fun, witty, recipe-spiked sequel to Good Things (2006) is so charming, readers will be delighted."
-Booklist

From the Publisher

The star of Mia King's "entertaining" (Seattle Times) debut novel is back--and she's got a full plate.

From national bestselling author Mia King comes this charming, heartwarming follow-up to Good Things (2007). Includes King's trademark recipes from prominent chefs, chocolatiers, restaurateurs and food bloggers from Washington state and Paris, including Jamie Boudreau, Amy Chen, Ivy Chan, Kristi Drake, Lisa Dupar, Clotilde Dusoulier, Scott Harberts, Sean Hartley, Susan Kaplan, David Lebovitz, Stephane Lemagnen, Thierry Mougin, Thierry Rautureau, Peabody Rudd, Daniel Thiebaut, Jess Thomson, Molly Wizenberg, and Lan Wong.

Table Manners has been picked up by four book clubs: Doubleday, Literary Guild, Rhapsody, and Book of the Month book clubs.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Berkley Trade (August 4, 2009)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0425227898
• ISBN-13: 978-0425227893
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.2 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (34 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #319,042 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Mia King is the national bestselling author of three novels, GOOD THINGS (2007), SWEET LIFE (2008), and TABLE MANNERS (2009). Her books have been printed internationally and are selections of the Doubleday, Literary Guild, Rhapsody and Book of the Month book clubs. Her fourth novel, FRIENDSHIP BREAD, will be published by Ballantine Books in 2011 under the name Darien Gee. Mia lives and writes from the Big Island of Hawaii.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good Things Gets Even Better with Table Manners!, August 4, 2009

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Kari Andersen (Montana) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Table Manners (Mass Market Paperback)

Deidre McIntosh, who we first meet in Mia King's debut novel, GOOD THINGS, is back in TABLE MANNERS. The very talented and creative foodie, has put the past behind her and is looking ahead to new ways to promote herself and launch a new line of cookies. Everything is going well in her business and her love life until the ultra-gorgeous and sophisticated ex-fiance of HER boyfriend, Sabine, appears on the scene. That's when things start to heat up!

I really enjoyed this book not only for the fun, romantic story and the great character development but also for the creative ways Deidre found to solve what seemed like impossible situations and for the amazing recipes at the end of the book.

Even though TABLE MANNERS is a sequel to GOOD THINGS, the story can stand alone and is a perfect summer read!

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A great sequel that can stand alone, August 7, 2009

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Renee (Colorado) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Table Manners (Mass Market Paperback)

I loved how Table Manners was written, if you had read Good Things you could quickly put the two stories together, but you didn't need to have read the first book to enjoy this one. Great plot and character development. It was a book that I couldn't put down.

I had intended to read the book while exercising and camping, but I never got to do that because I finished reading it before I even made it to the gym...I just couldn't put it down until I was done.

I'm glad to hear that I won't have to wait long for Mia's next book!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Not worth it., July 7, 2010

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Mary Deotte "Mary" (West Brookfield, MA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Table Manners (Mass Market Paperback)

I couldn't even get through the first 100 pages when I decided to just throw the book into the trash. I can't honestly say there's a single character that I really even liked - and too many that I did not. The writing could be described as "light summer reading", but I just think it's bad. The characters are so two-dimensional as to be caricatures. I was fooled by the good reviews in this site -- I should have gotten it at the library and not wasted $14.