Trials of Tiffany Trott [Paperback]

Isabel Wolff (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 1999

Tiffany Trott is 37, attractive, successful, and disastrously unlucky in love. Not one to give up, she's about to embark on what becomes an odyssey through the singles scene. On her way through the love jungle, Tiffany remains tenacious, humorous, optimistic and kind-hearted.

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Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

In this hilarious and distinctly British debut novel, 37-year-old Tiffany Trott, a recently dumped London copy writer, takes desperate measures to find Mr. Right, or at least Mr. "ok-looking-bordering-on-the-almost-acceptable." Armed with expensive cosmetics and designer duds, Trott vows to waste no time on golfers, "commitophobes," cross-dressers, or men with the distasteful names Terry, Kevin or Duane. Wolff cleverly chronicles the inevitable disillusionments befalling Trott as she responds to personals ads, attends singles events, signs up at introduction agencies and goes on a long list of blind datesAonly to meet the likes of a lecherous television reporter and a "Seriously Successful" married man. Trott's compulsive list making, large circle of friends and unique ability to commiserate with household appliances set up Wolff's one-liners. Her distinctive humor is consistent, most memorably in Trott's experience as birthing coach to an unmarried friendAshe graciously accepts the assumption that she is a lesbian partner. Quaint English vocabularyA"nosh," "knackered," "beastly," "pernicketiness"Awill add to the amusement for stateside readers. (Aug.)
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Review

'I absolutely, genuinely loved The Trials of Tiffany Trott. It's quite a while since I enjoyed a book this much. To be frank I wish I'd written it myself. It's funny, charming, upbeat and unputdownable. Acutely observed and so well written. I was completely diverted and entertained. It deserves to do fantastically well.' MARIAN KEYES --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Paperback: 416 pages
• Publisher: Onyx (August 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451408888
• ISBN-13: 978-0451408884
• Product Dimensions: 6.7 x 4.1 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (129 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #720,794 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Isabel Wolff read English at Cambridge and was a journalist and BBC broadcaster before becoming a full time writer. A Sunday Times best-seller, her eight poignant romantic comedies have been published in 29 languages and include 'The Making of Minty Malone', 'Behaving Badly' and 'Rescuing Rose'. Her latest novel, 'A Vintage Affair' was an Amazon.co.uk 'Best of the Year' title, 2009, and in 2011 it was shortlisted for the American Libraries Association Reading List award (in the women's fiction category). Her ninth novel, 'The Very Picture of You' will be published by Random House Inc on October 4th. Isabel lives in London with her partner, their children and her stepchildren and in her spare time enjoys playing with dolls and trains. For more information please visit www.IsabelWolff.com or see Isabel's author page on Facebook. Thank you...

Customer Reviews

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64 of 65 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Reading Tiffany Trott is no Trial, April 11, 2000

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Isabel Wolff is a very good writer - this book is extremely funny, extremely clever and great, great fun to read. I found it uplifting, inspiring but so realistic and easy to relate to -her descriptions of London and the 38 bus made me feel very involved as she goes to all the places I do! Tiffany is a very sympathetic, likeable character and she is surrounded by lots of lovely people - except for her ghastly dates! I LOVED the way she kept saying "actually I didn't say that... what I did say was...." - this is SO true to life! Which of us haven't done that! Unlike other reviewers I didn't find this irritating at all but just painfully funny. I think this would make a wonderful film or television series as the scenes are all so beautifully sketched and really conjure up a picture. ... Tiffany is a lovely book and I can't wait to read Minty Malone - Isabel Wolff's second book.

37 of 37 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars LOTS OF LAUGHS, March 30, 2001

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I bought this at the airport on my way to London and boy was I glad I did - it kept me laughing all the way to England. A slow start, but by page 10 or so I was hooked as Wolff opened my eyes to the weird and hilarious world of the personals and singles bars. I liked the way Tiffany never lets up in her hunt for her ok-looking-bordering-on-the-almost-acceptable (to quote) 'bloke'. And she finds him in the form of Seriously Successful - a real catch - with a catch. I won't spoil, except to say I loved the way this book has so many twists and turns - and so many jokes my neighbour kept complaining that I was stopping him sleeping. Tiffany is a riot with her great put-downs and eternal optimism as she has one disastrous date after another. Makes my love life seem soooooo great by comparison. I don't go on as many dates as Tiffany does but I could really relate to what happens to her. I liked Tiffany's sharp wit and sense of humour. The book is also very well written - sure it's light fiction, and it's not going to win the Pulitzer, but Wolff has a great writing style. On my way back to New York I bought her latest at Heathrow - OUT OF THE BLUE - about a not so happily-married married woman who works as a TV weather girl. Also very witty, though slightly more serious. But I will look out for anything by this author now - her books are funny, very smart, and stand out from the crowd.

28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book saved my family's life...., June 26, 2000

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Seriously. You try and pack 5 people in a mini-van between Tennessee and Texas and see if you don't want to kill someone along the way. But wait! There was something to provide relief! The Trials of Tiffany Trott kept me laughing long enough to ignore every irritating moment of the long, long car ride. This book is funny and reminds me of Marian Keyes' work. I appreciated the fact that the ending was not the typical "formula" that is so often used (or should I say over used?). I've been joking lately that with everyone jumping on the Bridget Jones type bandwagon it's like a lot of modern day Jane Austens. You always know what the outcome will be before you read the first line. Not so with this book. Thank you, Isabel Wolff.