The Other Woman (平装) 014029595X

在线阅读本书 Book Description Ellie and Dan are living proof that opposites attract. He always follows instructions and she throws the manual away. He loves sports whereas Ellie's allergic to any form of exercise. Ellie doesn't have a mother. And Dan does - a mother who wants to take over EVERYTHING. At first Ellie is thrilled to have Linda as her adopted mother and to be a part of the close, loving Cooper family. But when she and Dan decide to get married and wedding plans progress, she starts to wonder: is it normal for Linda and Dan to speak on the phone twice a day? How on earth do they come to be having a reception with Chilean bloody seabass and humongous bloody white ribbons tied everywhere when all she wanted was a quiet registry office? In fact, is she marrying Dan OR HIS MOTHER? And Ellie's problems have just begun. When she discovers she's pregnant she realises that Linda's only been rehearsing for the real takeover. She seems to want to live her life through Ellie and in the words of the immortal Princess Diana, there are three of them in the marriage. Book Dimension length: (cm)19.7width:(cm)12.8 From Publishers Weekly Ellie's found her Mr. Righttoo bad his mom's got him all wrapped up in her apron strings. Bestseller Green (Bookends; Jemima J; etc.) saddles her heroine with the mother-in-law from hell in her latest bit of comic frippery. Ellie's mom was an alcoholic who died when Ellie was 13, so it's understandable that at first she's "over the moon" about being embraced by Dan's entire family. But poor Ellie never saw the meddlesome Mrs. Cooper coming. Mrs. Cooper calls her three times a day at work, plays devoted son against desperate daughter-in-law, takes control of the wedding plans and then, after the wedding and then birth of Ellie's son, Tom, seems to forget that Ellie even exists ("Hello, my gorgeous boys," she croons into the answering machine). More and more significant troubles loom: having a baby is hard! Marriage is hard! Green offers scenes of real pathos. ("We've become one of those couples that I used to dread becoming: the couples that sit in restaurants all night and don't say a word to each other"). The setup is solid, but the prose is flat: Ellie narrates with all the energy and lan of a bored, middle-aged housewife. She perks up, though, at the requisite happy ending. (Apr.)--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Booklist When Ellie Black meets Dan Cooper, she feels as though she's found her best friend and soul mate. After an idyllic courtship, Dan proposes and Ellie happily accepts. She loves everything about Dan, even his family: his sister, Emma, has become her good friend, and his mother, Linda, might end up being the mother Ellie never had when she was growing up. Ellie's own family was far from ideal--her alcoholic mother died when she was 13, and Ellie and her father withdrew from each other almost completely. She hopes Dan's family will become her own, that is, until she gets to know Linda and realizes how controlling and manipulative she can be. Ellie's resentment toward Linda grows after she gets pregnant and gives birth to Tom. When an accident puts Tom's life at risk, Ellie's bottled-up emotions spill over and threaten not just her relationship with her mother-in-law but her marriage itself. Green, best-selling author of Jemima J (2000) and To Have and to Hold[BKL Mr 1 04], is particularly adept at producing engaging women's fiction, and her latest is a prime example--warm, convincing, and eminently readable. Although at times Ellie's venomous anger toward her mother-in-law grates, overall, she is a sympathetic heroine. Kristine Huntley Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Review Un-put-down-able. -- Cosmopolitan Unexpectedly honest. -- Entertainment Weekly, A- Warm, convincing and eminently readable. -- Booklist--This text refers to the Paperback edition. Review Un-put-down-able. (Cosmopolitan)Unexpectedly honest. (Entertainment Weekly, A-)Warm, convincing and eminently readable. (Booklist)--This text refers to the Paperback edition. 书评 From Publishers Weekly Ellie''s found her Mr. Righttoo bad his mom''s got him all wrapped up in her apron strings. Bestseller Green (Bookends; Jemima J; etc.) saddles her heroine with the mother-in-law from hell in her latest bit of comic frippery. Ellie''s mom was an alcoholic who died when Ellie was 13, so it''s understandable that at first she''s "over the moon" about being embraced by Dan''s entire family. But poor Ellie never saw the meddlesome Mrs. Cooper coming. Mrs. Cooper calls her three times a day at work, plays devoted son against desperate daughter-in-law, takes control of the wedding plans and then, after the wedding and then birth of Ellie''s son, Tom, seems to forget that Ellie even exists ("Hello, my gorgeous boys," she croons into the answering machine). More and more significant troubles loom: having a baby is hard! Marriage is hard! Green offers scenes of real pathos. ("We''ve become one of those couples that I used to dread becoming: the couples that sit in restaurants all night and don''t say a word to each other"). The setup is solid, but the prose is flat: Ellie narrates with all the energy and lan of a bored, middle-aged housewife. She perks up, though, at the requisite happy ending. (Apr.)--This text refers to the Hardcover edition. From AudioFile Yet again Green ventures into the world of family relationships--this time between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. In fact, the mother-in-law is the eponymous "other woman" who plagues each of the characters in the marriages Green brings to life. Ellie marries Dan, whose mother, Linda, wants to plan every aspect of their lives, from the marriage to the baby''s room. The other marriages depicted are no less uncomfortable. Josephine Bailey brings these situations to life in quiet tones with inflections that run from stoic to frustrated to angry. While Bailey''s narration is superb, Green''s story is not for the faint of heart or the shaky relationship.M.B.K. AudioFile 2005, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Booklist When Ellie Black meets Dan Cooper, she feels as though she''s found her best friend and soul mate. After an idyllic courtship, Dan proposes and Ellie happily accepts. She loves everything about Dan, even his family: his sister, Emma, has become her good friend, and his mother, Linda, might end up being the mother Ellie never had when she was growing up. Ellie''s own family was far from ideal--her alcoholic mother died when she was 13, and Ellie and her father withdrew from each other almost completely. She hopes Dan''s family will become her own, that is, until she gets to know Linda and realizes how controlling and manipulative she can be. Ellie''s resentment toward Linda grows after she gets pregnant and gives birth to Tom. When an accident puts Tom''s life at risk, Ellie''s bottled-up emotions spill over and threaten not just her relationship with her mother-in-law but her marriage itself. Green, best-selling author of Jemima J (2000) and To Have and to Hold[BKL Mr 1 04], is particularly adept at producing engaging women''s fiction, and her latest is a prime example--warm, convincing, and eminently readable. Although at times Ellie''s venomous anger toward her mother-in-law grates, overall, she is a sympathetic heroine. Kristine Huntley Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved--This text refers to the Hardcover edition. The Washington Post A smart, complex, character-driven read.--This text refers to the Hardcover edition. Review Un-put-down-able. (Cosmopolitan)Unexpectedly honest. (Entertainment Weekly, A-)Warm, convincing and eminently readable. (Booklist)--This text refers to the Paperback edition. Redbook The prose is witty, and the tell-it-like-it-is portrayal of motherhood will have you laughing out loud.--This text refers to the Hardcover edition. JANE GREEN is one of the preeminent names in commercial women’s fiction. Her novels have all been bestsellers in Britain. In the United States, To Have and to Hold hit the New York Times bestseller list and The Other Woman, Bookends, and Babyville appeared on the extended bestseller list for hardcover fiction.--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

ISBN	014029595X
出版社	Penguin Books Ltd
作者	Jane Green
尺寸	32开