by Beth Harbison (Author)
Twenty years ago, when they were teenagers, Holly and Nicola were the outsiders at summer camp. Holly was the plump one, a dreamer who longed to be an artist. Nicola was the shy, plain one who wanted nothing more than to be beautiful. Their cabin nemesis was Lexi. Rich, spoiled, evil Lexi. One night, Holly and Nicola team up to pull one, daring act of vengeance against Lexi. But they never dream that this one act will have repercussions that will reach into the future, even twenty years later. And they never realize the secret pain that Lexi holds very close, and how their need for revenge costs Lexi a great deal more than they could have ever imagined. Today, Holly is a successful gallery owner, who has put her own artistic dreams on hold. She struggles with her weight as well as for approval from her constantly criticizing boyfriend. Nicola, is an almost-famous actress who believes that one little plastic surgery fix is just what she needs to put her over the edge into fame. And Lexi...Lexi is down on her luck and totally broke and alone. Holly will do anything to be thin. Lexi will do anything to be rich. And Nicola will do anything to be pretty. Thin Rich Pretty is the story of three women who believe that happiness is the next dress size down, the next dollar figure up, or the next appreciative glance from a stranger. But mostly it's the story of how three women save each other, and show each other the path to true contentment within themselves. Told with Beth Harbison's knack for thirty and forty something nostalgia, and heart-warming humour, Thin, Rich, Pretty will strike a chord with any woman who has ever looked in the mirror, or the bank, and said, 'if only...'
Format: Paperback
Pages: 368
Publisher: Griffin
Published: 06 Jun 2011
ISBN 10: 0312381999
ISBN 13: 9780312381998
This totally satisfying story allows you to understand the mean girl while watching the picked-on girls find happiness. You will feel for these women as they struggle with their current lives, which are always colored by their past. Good writing and humor add to this book. RT Book Reviews
An enjoyable summer novel. Publishers Weekly
Beth Harbison is just too fun, simply put. Dreamworld Book Reviews
This totally satisfying story allows you to understand the mean girl while watching the picked-on girls find happiness. You will feel for these women as they struggle with their current lives, which are always colored by their past. Good writing and humor add to this book. --RT Book Reviews
An enjoyable summer novel. --Publishers Weekly
Beth Harbison is just too fun, simply put. --Dreamworld Book Reviews
Beth Harbison is the New York Times bestselling author of Secrets of a Shoe Addict, Shoe Addicts Anonymous, and Hope in a Jar. She grew up in Potomac, Maryland, outside Washington, D.C. and now shares her time between that suburb, New York City, and a quiet home on the eastern shore.