Ask Again Later: A Novel - Couverture souple

Davis, Jill A.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0060875976 ISBN 13 : 9780060875978

Editeur : Ecco, 2008

Synopsis

From the author of the national bestseller Girls’ Poker Night comes the hilarious yet poignant story of a woman trying to resist the urge to live with one foot constantly out the door

Ask Again Later is a humorous and revealing novel about Emily, a lawyer by default in her 20s, living in New York City. We meet Emily after quits her job in order to help her mother, who has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Emily soon finds that she’s not really cut out for nursing, and takes a responsibility-free job as a receptionist at a law firm headed by her father, with whom she hasn’t had a relationship in 20 years. Reappearing in their lives upon hearing of his ex-wife’s illness, her father quickly brings Emily back to a past she would rather forget, but whose challenges help her get closer to the future she has always wanted.

Jill Davis is at her most fresh and sharp, Ask Again Later reveals the laugh-out-loud pros and cons of finally going for the gusto, but finding out it isn’t exactly what you wanted.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Jill A. Davis was a writer for Late Show with David Letterman, where she received five Emmy nominations. She has also written several television pilots and movie screenplays in addition to short stories. She lives in New York City with her husband and daughter.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

Emily has a tendency to live with one foot out the door. When her mother dramatically announces, "They've found a lump," Emily gladly leaves behind her career, her boyfriend, and those pesky, unans­werable questions about who she is and what she's doing with her life to be by her mother's side. But back in her childhood bedroom, Emily realizes that she hasn't run fast or far enough—especially when she opens the door, quite literally, to find her past staring her in the face.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Ecco
• Date d'édition: 2008
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0060875976
• ISBN 13: 9780060875978
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 272
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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