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Book Review of In Her Shoes

In Her Shoes
In Her Shoes
Author: Jennifer Weiner
Genres: Literature & Fiction, Romance
Book Type: Paperback
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MEET ROSE FELLER, A THIRTY SOMETHING HIGH-POWERED ATTORNEY WITH A SECRET PASSION FOR ROMANCE NOVELS.SHE HAS AN EXERCISE REGIME SHE'S GOING TO START NEXT WEEK, & SHE DREAMS OF A MAN WHO WILL SLIDE OFF HER GLASSES, GAZE INTO HER EYES, & TELL HER SHE'S BEAUTIFUL.SHE ALSO DREAMS OF GETTING HER FANTASTICALLY SCREWED-UP SEMI-EMPLOYED LITTLE SISTER TO STRAIGHTEN UP & FLY RIGHT.
ROSE'S SISTER, MAGGIE, TWENTY EIGHT & DROP-DEAD GORGEOUS HASN'T PROGRESSED PAST HER LEFT HIP'S APPEARANCE IN A WILL SMITH VIDEO,MAGGIE DREAMS OF FAME & FORTUNE & GETTING HER BIG SISTER ON A SKIN-CARE REGIMEN.
THESE TWO WOMEN, WHO CLAIM TO HAVE NOTHING IN COMMON BUT A CHILDHOOD TRAGEDY,DNA & THE SAME SIZE FEET, ARE ABOUT TO LEARN THEY'RE MORE ALIKE THEN THEY EVER IMAGINES. ALONG THE WAY, THEY WILL MEET A DIVERSE CAST OF CHARACTERS - FROM A STEPMOTHER WHO'S INTO RECREATIONAL "BOTOX" TO A DISDAINFUL PUG WITH NO NAME.