American Girls About Town

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• Used

  Paperback
  2004

  $16.25

  A backpacking adventure in Vietnam veers wildly off-course for one intrepid American traveller. A single mother sets herself a bizarre personal challenge as her fortieth birthday looms. A female commitment-phobe must find a cure for her fatal two-month itch - and fast! All this and much, much more in a fabulous collection of brand-new stories by Jennifer Weiner, Adriana Trigiani, Chris Manby, Lauren Henderson, Cindy Chupack, Sarah Mlynowski, Lauren Weisberger, Judi Hendricks, Julianna Baggott, Jill Smolinski, Nancy Sparling, Laura Wolf, Quinn Dalton, Lynda Curnyn, Claire LaZebnik, Melissa Senate and Gretchen Laskas. GBP1 from every copy sold will be divided between Barnardo's, the UK's largest children's charity and the American children's charity, the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

• New

  Paperback
  2004

  $23.97

  Born in the U.S.A....
  American gals are taking liberties -- and pursuing happiness on their own terms -- in this star-studded story collection featuring the nation's red-hot women writers.

  They've declared their independence!
  Jennifer Weiner (In Her Shoes) learns The Truth About Nigel -- and the trouble with falling for an incognito Hollywood actor. Lauren Weisberger (The Devil Wears Prada) sends a single New Yorker on a backpacking trip halfway around the world -- where she sees her love life back home with new eyes -- in The Bamboo Confessions. A harried mom with a hit novel crosses the pond in My Great Brit Book Tour by Adriana Trigiani (Lucia, Lucia), and turns a crumbling talk show appearance into a sweet success. Also uniting their talents in this free-spirited anthology are
  JULIANNA BAGGOTT - CINDY CHUPACK - LYNDA CURNYN - QUINN DALTON - LAUREN HENDERSON - JUDI HENDRICKS - GRETCHEN LASKAS - CLAIRE LaZEBNIK - CHRIS MANBY - SARAH MLYNOWSKI - MELISSA SENATE - JILL SMOLINSKI - NANCY SPARLING - LAURA WOLF