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Getting Over It
Author: Anna Maxted

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Publisher: Regan Books
Book Type: Paperback
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ISBN-13: 9780060988241 - ISBN-10: 006098824X
Publication Date: 5/1/2001
Pages: 416


Other Versions of this Book: Hardcover

Book Description:

Helen Bradshaw isn't exactly living out her dreams.  She's a lowly assistant editor at GirlTime magazine, she drives an ancient Toyota, and she has a history of choosing men who fall several thousand feet below acceptable boyfriend standard.  Not to mention that she shares an apartment with a scruffy , tactless roommate, her best girlfriends are a little too perfect, and the most affectionate male in her life--her cat, Fatboy--occasionally pees in her underwear draw.

Then Helen gets the telephone call she least expects: Her father has had a massive heart attack. Initially brushing off his death as merely an interruption in her already chaotic life (they were never very close, after all), Helen is surprised to find everything else starting to crumble around her. Her pushy mother is coming apart at the seams, a close friend might be heading toward tragedy, and, after the tequila incident, it looks as though Tom the vet will be sticking with Dalmatians. Turns out getting over it isn't going to be quite as easy as she thought.


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Top Member Book Reviews

Nymphadora T. (nymphadora) wrote on 10/30/2006...

3 member(s) found this review helpful.

If you aren't a fan of Bridget Jones, you may want to move on to another book. I like Anna Maxted and her writing style. This is a book where you keep cheering the characters on, but see that the story would probably make a better movie as the pace can be a little slow (I can not believe it took three chapters to finally get closure on one of the more exciting points!)

Overall, a good, light read.

Yes, this is chic-lit!

Jonna Z. wrote on 7/22/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

Maxted is one of my favorite "chick lit" writers. Witty, charming, and fun, her books strike at the heart of the existence of the "women" of today.

Lori H. (TigerGirl) wrote on 3/18/2007...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

surprisingly intense chick novel; more depth and texture than is generally found in this type of literature, but a very smooth read


Please Rate these Book Reviews

Kelly B. wrote on 9/30/2008...


I enjoyed this book as something light to relax with. The characters are well developed and the story sails by quickly. I like to mix books like this in with more intense ones. Worth a read if you need something light.

Jenny B. wrote on 8/26/2008...


A fast, fun read chick-lit book.

Laura S. wrote on 3/30/2007...


great really touching book

Melissa P. (MBP77) wrote on 1/14/2007...


Great condition; just like new.

Julie wrote on 1/3/2007...


"Laugh-out-loud....Hip, readable, often poignant, and always funny." -Publishers Weekly
"Move over, Bridget Jones."
-Cosmopolitan

Blaine M. wrote on 10/13/2006...


This was a VERY good book.

Connie E. ferretlover wrote on 10/5/2006...


This is my first book by AM and I really enjoyed it. I'll be reading her other books. She had just lost her father and has a hard time dealing with that and everything else.

Jessica J. wrote on 8/6/2006...


Great read - longer than a quick chick lit book. Great author - I recommend all her books!

Eileen R. wrote on 5/30/2006...


a woman's book...great laughs

Sharon M. wrote on 3/15/2006...


Great chick lit. Funny and intelligent.


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