Fancy Pants (Paperback)

~ (Author) "When Francesca was first placed in her mother's arms, Chloe Serritella Day burst into tears and insisted that the sisters at the private London hospital..." (more)
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Publishers Weekly This delectable confection offers unadulterated entertainment. Sleek romantic comedy. -- Review --This text refers to the Mass Market Paperback edition.

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LaVyrle SpencerRefreshingly original, witty and touching.

Elizabeth LowellWhat the world needs is more books by Susan Elizabeth Phillips.

Publishers WeeklyThis delectable confection offers unadulterated entertainment. Sleek romantic comedy.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 512 pages
• Publisher: Pocket (March 1, 2005)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1416505245
• ISBN-13: 978-1416505242
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.4 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15.5 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #260,325 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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43 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Warning - a very "80's" book..., February 28, 2000

By	Suzanne B. Kelly (Palo Alto, CA USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

This review is from: Fancy Pants (Mass Market Paperback)

Everyone knows SEP is a good writer, able to come up with interesting characters from wildly disparate backgrounds who somehow get together, but this book is not one of her greats. First off, it suffers what I consider an "80's disease" - a Sidney Sheldon/Judith Krentz - like obsession with designer names, foreign princes, descriptions of yachts, and lots of pre-AIDS catting around. Secondly, its characters are not all that endearing: our heroine is obsessed with looks, money, and success, and our hero is obsessed with bimbos and failure. He neglects to tell her he's married; she neglects to tell him she had his son. I had a hard time liking these people, wondering if it was worth the effort to sort through several relationships and lots of confusing flashbacks. I don't feel I'm giving away too much here--if you like SEP, you'll struggle through it anyway--I just wish someone had warned me what I was in for.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars hated it! terrible story...don't bother, February 25, 2000

By	yvonne hopkins (austin, texas) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fancy Pants (Mass Market Paperback)

I did not like this story. Dallie was so insensitive and cruel. And he slept with hundreds of women and Francesca knew this but she STILL gives herself to him. SEP gave him all the advantages over her and she had none over him. The story was too one-sided. He treated her like dirt and she accepted it. I was so thrilled when she left him. Unfortunately the story did not end there. I kept hoping she'd never see or think of him again. Maybe bring in another love interest who was worthy of her and who could love her. But no. SEP apparently still had unrealistic hopes for Dallie being the love interest. The book had a lot of boring parts, too. Who cares about Dallie and Holly's romance? Why bother to tell their entire story? What is the point? I REALLY HATED that part of the story. Dallie did not deserve Francesca. He was so unfeeling toward her. I thought it very improbable that she could fall for him with the way he treated her. And then when she left him (for years) he never bothered to look for her...he hardly even thought of her. This does not redeem him at all in my mind. This does not convince me that he loves her or that his feelings might change. Of course, she pines for him and thinks about him often. How utterly pathetic. He didn't suffer when she was out of his life. Then all of a sudden their back in each other's company and they are in love? I don't think so. I didn't care about Dallie and I especially didn't see the point of rehashing his old romance with Holly. Maybe those two should've gotten back together since he thought more about her than about Francesca. I'll never read this story again and wish I'd never read for the first time.

19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fancy Pants needs tighter elastic!!!, April 30, 2001

By	"celia-aromancereviewer" (Lexington, MA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fancy Pants (Mass Market Paperback)

In Fancy Pants, Susan Elizabeth Phillips introduces us to two excellent characters - the spoiled rich witch and the down-home down on his luck golfer. Unfortunately, I found it a real slog to actually get to where these two are introduced! I realize the necessity of a well-developed back story, but I felt rather smothered by it in this book. Sparks fly when Francesca and Dallie are together, but they're not together often enough or early enough. As always, Ms. Phillips' writes a thoughtful book, with lovely secondary characters, and vibrant leads. But I find her books erratic - "Nobody's Baby" had a delightful wit and charm which I missed in the sequel. Here, there seems a combination of humor and desperation! Perhaps I have become used to books requiring less involvement by the reader, but I would not recommend this book to a friend who had not read any of Ms. Phillips' work - start with "Nobody's Baby"!