Features
- Cover Type: Paperback with 384 pages
- Published by: St. Martin's Griffin December 27, 2005
- Written in: English
- ISBN 10 Number: 031234872X
- ISBN 13 Number: 978-0312348724
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Book Dimensions:
8.1 x 5.4 x 1.1 inches
- Weighs: 11.2 ounces
Product Review
“Gruenenfelder, a Hollywood screenwriter, knows her setting and her craft. Well-written characters and a wicked sense of humor help this debut stand above the usual chick-lit fare.”
–
Library Journal“
A Total Waste of Makeup is the perfect love guide for every girl (and their granddaughters and grandnieces).”
–Cecilia Ahern, author of
P.S. I Love You and
Rosie Dunne"A hilarious cast of characters and the funniest, coolest heroine since Stephanie Plumyou will not be able to put this one down."
—MaryJanice Davidson, author of
Undead and Unappreciated
Product Description
Charlize "Charlie" Edwards certainly knows, in theory, what it takes to lead a successful and happy life. She owns a nice house in Silverlake, LA's trendiest neighborhood. She has glamorous and loyal friends who accompany her to the hottest clubs in town. And she works as the personal assistant to Drew Stanton, Hollywood's sexiest movie star. But she's also turning 30, chronically single, and faced with serving as maid of honor at her younger sister's wedding. Charlie finds herself struggling to juggle the chaos of wedding planning (while wondering if she'll ever wear the white dress herself), her all-consuming job for lunatic boss Stanton, and a serious crush on Jordan, a photographer on the set of Drew's latest feature--a man who might actually return her feelings. A page-turner from start to finish,
A Total Waste of Makeup puts a fresh face on women's fiction.
Reader ReviewsI hesitated about buying this book. I don't know why. This is a wonderful, funny, cute read. Our main heroine gets herself into all kinds of strange situations but is so well written that you actually buy it. The best aspect of this book is the wonderful humour. The author takes some weird situations and makes them absolutely funny - even if they are over the top at times (an elephant?). My favorite moments are between our main character and her boss, movie star Drew. The author made the decision to write him as a movie star, but without alot of the characteristics that you would expect to find in movie star characters in other books. You kind of like Drew even if he is a tad "spacey". Everyone in this book is written just a little off center, but the storyline is cute and the author makes this book a greal gem. I always know I am going to like a book when I don't want to put it down and when I have to - I keep looking forward to picking it back up. I could go on and on about the characters and storyline - but I won't do it justice so go and buy this one.
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