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Summer in the City
Author: Robyn Sisman

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Publisher: Plume
Book Type: Paperback
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ISBN-13: 9780452286122 - ISBN-10: 0452286123
Publication Date: 2/22/2005
Pages: 320

Book Description:
Suze Wilding and Lloyd Rockwell are complete strangers. She lives in London; he lives in New York. But when their advertising firm sponsors a job swap, having them trade apartments and jobs for the summer, they find themselves living each other’s lives. From the beginning, these two seem polar opposites—Suze is impetuous, brash, and commitment phobic, whereas Lloyd, cautious and thoughtful, is looking to settle down with his suitable girlfriend. But when Suze discovers a plot at work to get Lloyd fired, the two begin communicating long-distance, and can’t help wondering if they might just be perfect for one another.

From the internationally bestselling author of Weekend in Paris, Summer in the City is a wickedly funny, irresistible look at modern romance.


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Top Member Book Reviews

Hayley H. (Sheerbliss07) wrote on 9/2/2008...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

This was a fun quick read. It is a story about a guy from New York and a girl from London who participate in a job swap sponsored by their advertising company. The book was pretty cute and predictable like most chic lit but it was an enjoyable story. I especially like the way it describes the two cities very well.

Melanie T. (MandMsMom) wrote on 12/5/2005...

1 member(s) found this review helpful.

I really enjoyed this book about two strangers pathes crossing in an unusual way. I thought this was one of Sisman's better books.


Please Rate these Book Reviews

Jonna Z. wrote on 6/4/2007...


Robyn Sisman is wonderful, funny, and delightful.

Tamara P. wrote on 2/24/2007...


This is a fun, light read, reminiscent of Jane Green or Helen Fielding. I enjoyed the settings of London and NYC.

MIRAH W. wrote on 2/15/2007...


a fun, quick read...if you liked Sisman's Weekend in Paris, you should give this book a try - mirah w.

Amanda K. (Salamanda) wrote on 7/25/2006...


Another fun read. Light.

Kristina A. wrote on 7/19/2006...


great book, funny, interesting.

Ross M. (Parrothead) wrote on 7/9/2006...


Originally published in the U.K. in a slightly different form and with the title Perfect Strangers (1998), this spirited story by the author of the bestselling Weekend in Paris features a romance that blossoms thanks to a transatlantic apartment swap. Londoner Suze Wilding swears she'll never get married; New Yorker Lloyd Rockwell has the perfect girlfriend. They both work for the ad agency Scheider Fox, but Suze is a bit low on the totem pole on the U.K. side and Lloyd's sort of a hotshot in Manhattan. What will bring them together? How about a month-long job exchange that also has them living on each other's turf? Everything's going swimmingly until golden boy Lloyd gets accused of leaking confidential company information and is fired, and Suze's love life implodes. The two start talking on the phone, and they decide to clear Lloyd's name. There's never any doubt that they will—and that they'll find love along the way—but Sisman offers plenty of twists and turns, and both surprisingly sad and wickedly funny scenes along the way.
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY REVIEW

Hilary H. wrote on 6/15/2006...


Good book. Characters Suze Wilding and Lloyd Rockwell swap apartments across the continent; Suze lives in London and he lives in New York. These two strangers find themselves living each others lives, and despite the distance, a romantic connection has begun!

Cara L. wrote on 5/29/2006...


Awesome Book! Read it in one night, couldnt' put it down!

Darlene S. (dbs) wrote on 1/30/2006...


Londoner Suze Wilding swears she'll never get married; New Yorker Lloyd Rockwell has the perfect girlfriend. They both work for the ad agency Scheider Fox, but Suze is a bit low on the totem pole on the U.K. side and Lloyd's sort of a hotshot in Manhattan. What will bring them together? How about a month-long job exchange that also has them living on each other's turf? Everything's going swimmingly until golden boy Lloyd gets accused of leaking confidential company information and is fired, and Suze's love life implodes. The two start talking on the phone, and they decide to clear Lloyd's name. There's never any doubt that they will—and that they'll find love along the way—but Sisman offers plenty of twists and turns, and both surprisingly sad and wickedly funny scenes along the way.

Emily E. (emily-e) wrote on 11/3/2005...


Predictable, but enjoyable and a quick read.


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