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Editorial Reviews
From Publishers Weekly
When her mother is diagnosed with cancer, New Yorker Emily Rhode ditches her too-perfect boyfriend and far from perfect legal career to become her mother's primary caregiver. At the same time, she reconciles with her estranged father, who left when she was five. When he offers her a job as a receptionist at his law firm, complete with Friday martini lunch dates and father-daughter cab rides to work, Emily agrees, and jokey family bonding follows as mom skates through treatment and dad proves to be more of a teddy bear than an iceman. Davis, author of Girls' Poker Night and a former writer for The Late Show with David Letterman, loads the narrative with one-liner asides and funny riffs (there's a particularly good bit about espresso machines), though she's less adept at sizing up Emily's inner turmoil, notably her fear of committing to smart, patient and loving boyfriend Sam. Though soft-focused (taking care of cancer-stricken mom mostly consists of watching TV and playing board games), Davis's book leavens regret and tragedy with a light-handed wit. (Feb.)
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From Booklist
Emily Rhode, the heroine of Davis' second novel, has a lot in common with Ruby Capote in Girls' Poker Night (2002). Like Ruby, Emily hides behind her wit, shirks commitment, and has daddy issues. Emily's father left when she was five, but he has suddenly reentered her life His reappearance coincides with a crisis in Emily's life: her mother has just been diagnosed with breast cancer. Suddenly Emily isn't sure if she wants to be a lawyer, and abruptly quits her job. This conveniently separates her from her lover, Sam, whom she's unwilling to admit she's in love with. She takes a job as a receptionist at her father's law firm and moves in with her mother, getting to know her parents in a way she hadn't before, and in the process learning more about herself. Davis digs deeper than she did in her first novel and in doing so comes up with a book that is both very funny and deeply moving. Kristine Huntley
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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When her mother is diagnosed with cancer, New Yorker Emily Rhode ditches her too-perfect boyfriend and far from perfect legal career to become her mother's primary caregiver. At the same time, she reconciles with her estranged father, who left when she was five. When he offers her a job as a receptionist at his law firm, complete with Friday martini lunch dates and father-daughter cab rides to work, Emily agrees, and jokey family bonding follows as mom skates through treatment and dad proves to be more of a teddy bear than an iceman. Davis, author of Girls' Poker Night and a former writer for The Late Show with David Letterman, loads the narrative with one-liner asides and funny riffs (there's a particularly good bit about espresso machines), though she's less adept at sizing up Emily's inner turmoil, notably her fear of committing to smart, patient and loving boyfriend Sam. Though soft-focused (taking care of cancer-stricken mom mostly consists of watching TV and playing board games), Davis's book leavens regret and tragedy with a light-handed wit. (Feb.)
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
From Booklist
Emily Rhode, the heroine of Davis' second novel, has a lot in common with Ruby Capote in Girls' Poker Night (2002). Like Ruby, Emily hides behind her wit, shirks commitment, and has daddy issues. Emily's father left when she was five, but he has suddenly reentered her life His reappearance coincides with a crisis in Emily's life: her mother has just been diagnosed with breast cancer. Suddenly Emily isn't sure if she wants to be a lawyer, and abruptly quits her job. This conveniently separates her from her lover, Sam, whom she's unwilling to admit she's in love with. She takes a job as a receptionist at her father's law firm and moves in with her mother, getting to know her parents in a way she hadn't before, and in the process learning more about herself. Davis digs deeper than she did in her first novel and in doing so comes up with a book that is both very funny and deeply moving. Kristine Huntley
Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
See all Editorial Reviews
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