Synopses & Reviews
Two women with the same name living in the same apartment building? It could happen-and does-in Jane Heller's latest novel, a delicious, romantic read that is as clever as it is comic. Name Dropping is the story of preschool teacher Nancy Stern, who is in a bit of a personal and professional rut. But what really puts a dent in her self-esteem is the realization that another woman named Nancy Stern has just moved into her building. A Nancy Stern who lives in the penthouse...a Nancy Stern who is blond and leggy, and has a stable of boyfriends...a Nancy Stern who interviews celebrities for glossy magazines...a Nancy Stern who's chummy with Harrison Ford. Nancy's turmoil deepens as she keeps getting the other, more glamorous Nancy's mail, phone calls, and party invitations by mistake. It's all too much to bear-until a man calls one night, intending to ask the other Nancy out on a blind date. In a moment of madness, nursery school Nancy accepts, and what follows is a raucous tale of mix-ups, mistaken identity, and murder. Leave it to the wickedly witty Jane Heller to come up with a story of a woman whose humdrum life turns out to be anything but.
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"Murder and mayhem follow, all in Heller's trademark witty and entertaining style." (Library Journal)
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"Heller has breeziness down to an artful science...Readers will come for the fast pace and the fun, of which there's plenty." (Publisher's Weekly)
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"...a rollicking and delectable...summer read." (People)
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"A rollicking and delectable read."--
People"A charmingly improbable love story."--USA Today
"As much Sex and the City as I Love Lucy."--People
"Jane Heller is feisty, funny, and fully in control in Name Dropping...A great story." --Boston Globe
Synopsis
Two women with the same name living in the same Manhattan apartment building? Heller's latest novel, a breezy summer read as clever as it is comic, tells the story of Nancy Stern, a preschool teacher in a personal and professional rut, and . . . Nancy Stern, who lives in the penthouse and is chummy with Kevin Costner. How their lives intersect and collide makes for a raucous tale of mix-ups, murder, and mistaken identity.
Synopsis
Pre-school teacher Nancy Stern is in a personal and professional rut. But what really puts a dent in her self-esteem is the realization that another woman named Nancy Stern has just moved into her building... a Nancy Stern who lives in the penthouse... A Nancy Stern who interviews celebrities for glossy magazines... a Nancy Stern who's chummy with Kevin Costner. Nancy's loss of her own specialness deepens as she keeps getting the other, more glamorous Nancy's mail, phone calls and party invitations by mistake. It's all too much to bear--until a man calls one night, intending to ask the other Nancy out on a blind date. What follows is a raucous and romantic involving mix-ups, mistaken identity, and murder ...
About the Author
Jane Heller promoted dozens of novelists before coming a bestselling author herself. She lives in Stuart, Florida, with her husband.
Name Dropping is her seventh novel.