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Simon & Schuster Audio, July 2009
Abridged Compact Disk, 5 disks
ISBN-10: 0743583000
ISBN-13: 9780743583008
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The eagerly-awaited follow-up to Jennifer Weiner's blockbuster bestseller, Good in Bed
Listeners fell in love with Cannie Shapiro, the smart, sharp-tongued, bighearted heroine of Good in Bed. Now Cannie's back. After her debut novel -- a fictionalized (and highly sexualized) version of her life -- became an overnight bestseller, she dropped out of the public eye and turned to writing science fiction under a pseudonym. She's happily married and has settled into a life that's wonderfully predictable.
As preparations for her daughter Joy's bat mitzvah begin, everything seems right in Cannie's world. Then Joy discovers the novel Cannie wrote years before and suddenly finds herself faced with what she thinks is the truth about her own conception -- the story her mother hid from her all her life. When Cannie's husband surprises her by saying he wants to have a baby, the family is forced to reconsider their history, their future, and what it means to be truly happy.
Radiantly funny and tender, with Weiner's whip-smart dialogue and sharp observations of modern life, Certain Girls is an unforgettable story about love, loss, and the enduring bonds of family.
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"Hilarious. Weiner offer her signature snappy observations and spot-on insights into human nature."
-- Publishers Weekly
"Heartfelt and funny...A touching examination of both the comic and tragic moments that mark the mother-daughter relationship."
-- Kirkus Reviews
"Readers will laugh and cry. Weiner is a talented writer who consistently delivers the goods. Clear your calendar and prepare to read: Cannie Shapiro is back!"
-- Library Journal (starred review)
"Weiner displays her signature wry voice and sap-free knack for capturing heartfelt moments; an unexpected plot twist gives her story emotional heft. Fans should find Girls a worthy successor."
-- People
"Filled with family tumult (lesbian mother, rebellious teenage daughter, nutjob sister), career uncertainty, heart wrenching plot twists, and plenty of Weiner's classic sass, Certain Girls is like literary cotton candy -- it's light, fun and sweet, yet sticks with you long after it's gone. Label it a beach season must."
-- Gotham
"Weiner's follow-up to Good in Bed is, in a word, fantastic. You'll laugh, you'll cringe, you'll cry as you follow Cannie and her now nearly teenage daughter, Joy. Told through alternating first-person narratives, Weiner's tale gives mothers and daughters alike a treat to devour."
-- Romantic Times
"Weiner is a talented and accomplished novelist, with real stylistic flair, excellent and sometimes laugh-out loud wit, and good insight into her characters...Cannie has retained her wit and her sharp takes on the world she lives in, but she has evolved. Weiner's voice is smart and edgy, and her male characters are sharply drawn. She writes about issues, such as the dynamics of family life, that are of interest to all humans."
-- Philadelphia Inquirer
"In this smart-mouthed sequel to Good in Bed (a chick-lit classic), heroine Cannie is older but thinner, and in a terrible tussle with her soon-to-be-bat mitzvahed daughter."
-- Good Housekeeping
"Jennifer Weiner's new book, Certain Girls, is a sequel to her huge best-seller, Good in Bed. For those of us who loved Cannie Shapiro, it's a chance to see her years later, married, a mother and coping with a new set of challenges."
-- Cape Cod Times
"A daughter's journey through teen angst to realizations about family, acceptance, love, and the nature of truth."
-- Elle magazine's "Elle's Letters" Readers' Prize April Winner
"In her bubbly new novel, Certain Girls, Jennifer Weiner achieves the nearly impossible: She makes being a fat, middle-aged woman in Americas appear not just acceptable, but positively delightful...Cannie was appealing as a lovelorn career girl, but she's even more likeable as a sanguine matron with a mini-van and a Crock Pot...enjoy the charisma of Cannie's earthy and mature female voice."
-- Entertainment Weekly
"In her latest volume, Certain Girls, Weiner does justice to an older though not always wiser Cannie, now 42. Weiner delivers the heartbreaking goods."
-- USA Today
"Weiner's sharp writing reveals an uncanny ability to elevate potential clichŽs into the kind of authentic, poignant moments that hit us when we least expect them...Certain Girls is a book that begins unsuspectingly but ends ambitiously -- a feat which should earn it a place on many fans' shelves."
-- Phillyburbs.com
"Weiner plays for howls and succeeds...[she] is a master observer of family dynamics, appreciating that dysfunctional doesn't always mean unlovable or unredeemable."
-- The Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
"Weiner hasn't lost her touch with Cannie or with sharp writing that both touches and amuses."
-- San Antonio Express News
"Warm, witty...Weiner's hilarious, honest tone comes through in both characters, allowing us to agree with Cannie's parenting decisions, while cringing on Joy's behalf...Certain Girls is sure to please readers who want a well-written story that makes them laugh, possibly snort and probably cry. After five books, Weiner's voice remains fresh, funny and real, full of the promise that she has a lot more to say."
-- Miami Herald
570News, July 15, 2009
...'Best Friends Forever' Jennifer Weiner (Simon&Schuster) Addie Downs and Valerie Adler became BFFs when they were both nine. Then something happened. And, as it goes with so many best friends, it was TTYN - ...
Cleveland Live, July 15, 2009
...Jennifer Weiner introduces us to the lonely, single Addie in her newest exploration of women, friendship, relationships and the random emotions of life in 'Best Friends Forever.' Addie, who lives in ...
South Coast Today, July 11, 2009
...with the Windsors,' by Laurie Graham 'Summer House,' by Nancy Thayer 'East of the Sun,' by Julia Gregson 'Certain Girls,' by Jennifer Weiner 'Provincetown Follies, Bangkok Blues,' by Randall Peffer 'Sag Harbor,' by Colson Whitehead 'Nobody ...
New York Times, June 14, 2009
...instance, Holly West attended a reading at a Barnes & Noble in Santa Monica, Calif., for the novelist Jennifer Weiner. Since she was halfway through Ms. Weiners Certain Girls on her Kindle, Ms. West had the author sign that. I felt very ...
The Scotsman, April 6, 2009
...in a pair of killer stilettos (or wellies, if it's a rural fantasy). Thank goodness there's Jennifer Weiner, whose first novel, Good in Bed, introduced us to Cannie Shapiro, a lifestyle writer for a Philadelphia newspaper whose family ...
USA Today, April 1, 2009
...story of the hunt for the origins of a bottle of Bordeaux said to belong to Thomas Jefferson. "Certain Girls by Jennifer Weiner (Washington Square Press, $15, fiction, reprint). Best-selling author returns to the story of plus-sized Candace ...
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