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The Trials of Tiffany Trott by Isabel Wolff
The Trials of Tiffany Trott by Isabel Wolff: another British chick lit book that I found to be occasionally uneven and ultimately a bit disappointing.
We first find Tiffany Trott on the even of her thirty-seventh birthday getting ready for her party. She's in a good mood since she's got a wonderful boyfriend and she's convinced that he's going to be asking her to marry him any minute now. Unfortunately for Tiffany, by the end of the party she receives the dreaded "we need to talk" call and Alex dumps her.
The rest of the novel is about Tiffany trying to find the right guy. She uses lonely hearts ads. She tries dating agencies. She even tries Eat 'N Greet single matches. She does find one eligible guy, but the fact that he's married and looking for a part-time girlfriend, really isn't what Tiffany is looking for.
For the most part I enjoyed the book, but I never found myself dying to get back to it and find out what was going to happen next. I definitely found the ending annoying, but I do wonder what Tiffany's going to do about the events that unfold in the last ten pages or so.
All in all, not the worst chick lit book that I've ever read, but definitely not the best. It does have some good, dry British humor, though, so that's always a plus.
(Finished on August 31, 2003 for Zuly’s Reading Room.)
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Comments
I read this book ages ago, and I felt a lot like you did. It was... "ok"
.: Adelle said on August 31, 2003 04:32 PM :: link it :.I read it too, but I found it hilarious. I then read her next one, 'Making Minty Malone' which was a really fabulous, exciting read.
.: Michelle said on September 29, 2003 11:43 AM :: link it :.You're too early! Come back at August 31, 2003 02:05 PM to see this post.
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