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More copies of this ISBN:Manless in Montclair: How a Happily Married Woman Became a Widow Looking for Love in the Wilds of Suburbiaby Amy Edelman
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Being short with big boobs means living life off-balance. Isabel knows this all too well; at five-feet-nothing with a tendency to tip over in heels, she’s struggled for twenty-five years to make clothes, careers, and boyfriends fit. Enter Michael. Divorced father, recovering alcoholic, and fifteen years her senior—he was the last guy she thought would make the cut. But when he proposed over a pastrami sandwich in a New York City deli on the anniversary of their first date, Isabel knew, improbably, that he was the one. Fifteen mostly happy years and two kids later, Isabel walks into her living room to discover her husband dead on the floor, leaving her a widow at forty-one. At Michael’s funeral, a guest solemnly informs her that the official mourning period for a Jewish widow is thirty days. At that moment, Isabel can’t imagine a time when she will stop grieving. Not helping the process is this: as a single mom living in the very married suburbs, for the first time in fifteen years Isabel once again just doesn’t fit in. It takes her younger daughter’s request for a new daddy to set Isabel on a journey through online dating, shifty matchmakers, and painfully orchestrated singles dinners. But after endless dates and a story on page three of the Daily News, Isabel begins to realize that another man may not be the answer and, surprisingly, that’s when things begin to change for the better. . . . Review:"With its roots in a 2004 New York Daily News feature about Edelman (a widow who, with two young girls, was so desperate for a husband that she promised to pay for a dream vacation for whoever found her one), Edelman's debut novel follows Isabel, a part-time publicist living in New Jersey with daughters Sadie and Jenna after the sudden death of husband Michael. To Isabel's surprise, she enjoys the dating game 'in spite of the almost constant flow of letdowns, near misses, and largish disappointments,' and promises to underwrite a vacation for whoever introduces her to her future husband. Among the contenders is JDate-find Larry, who warns her that his post — prostate surgery sexual prowess is 'like trying to shove a marshmallow into a piggy bank.' Also in the running are a vodka-swilling egomaniac friend-of-a-friend and plenty of other one-offs, but Isabel predictably winds up finding — for free — what she wants. Isabel's adventures in husband-hunting gyrate happily between soap opera and sitcom, and though comedy trumps high drama every time, the bittersweet account of grief and moving-on is a nice counterpoint to fluffy romances." Publishers Weekly (Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc.) Review:“Tell-it-like-it-is tale of love and loss in the ‘burbs….[MANLESS IN MONTCLAIR], based on the author’s own experience, reads like a memoir, and is packed with sincerity and frankness.” —Kirkus Review Synopsis:When Isabels husband dies suddenly, she becomes a widow at age 41. Feeling out of place in the very married suburbs, she begins her journey back into the dating scene. But she begins to realize that another man may not be the answer--and thats when things begin to change for the better. About the AuthorAMY HOLMAN EDELMAN is the author of Little Black Dress, an examination of how that particular item influenced contemporary fashion, art, literature, and film. The mother of two daughters, she lives in New Jersey. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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