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Description edit
Brooke loved reading the dishy celebrity gossip rag Last Night. That is, until her marriage became a weekly headline. Brooke was drawn to the soulful, enigmatic Julian Alter the very first time she heard him perform 'Hallelujah' at a dark East Village dive bar. Now five years married, Brooke... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Julian Alter: A rockstar singer, Brook's husband
- Brooke Alter: Julian's wife who is a nutritionist, works two jobs and supported Julian in his pre-rockstar days.
- Nola: Brooke's best friend who is single, confident, sexy and always has a new man.
- Walter Alter: Brooke's adorable spaniel.
- Randy Greene: Brooke's elder brother.
- Michelle: Randy's girlfriend who is pregnant.
- Kaylie: One of Brooke's students at Huntley Academy, an elite all-girls private school, where Brooke works as a nutritionist.
- Leo: Julian's manager.
- Margaret: Brooke's boss at NYU Hospital.
- Cynthia: Brooke and Randy's stepmother who is a school nurse.
- Samara: Julian's publicist.
- Layla Lawson: A very famous actress
- Trent: Julian's cousin and good friend.
- Diana: Add a description of this character.
- Ella
- Dr. William Alter: Julian's father
- Mr. Greene: Brooke's father
- Mrs. Greene: Brooke's mother
Setting & Locations edit
Mostly this book takes place in New York City.
First Sentence edit
When the subway finally screeched into the Franklin Street station, Brooke was nearly sick with anxiety.
Table of Contents edit
1. Piano Man
2. Suffer One, Suffer All
3. Makes John Mayer Look Like Amateur Hour
4. A Toast to Hot Redheads
5. They’ll Swoon for You
6. He Could Have Been a Doctah
7. Betrayed by a Bunch of Tweens
8. My Weak Heart Can’t Handle Another Threesome
9. A Bun in the Oven and a Drink in Hand
10. Boy-Next-Door Dimples
11. Knee-Deep in Tequila and Eighteen-Year-Old Girls
12. Better or Worse Than the Sienna Pictures?
13. Gods and Nurses Don’t Mix
14. The Removal of Clothes
15. Not a Shower Sobber
16. Boyfriend with a Villa and a Son
17. Good Old Ed Had a Thing for Prostitutes
18. We Hit Crazy at Check-In
19. Pity Dance
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Authors & Contributors edit
- Lauren Weisberger (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: HarperCollins
Country: United Kingdon
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 9780007311002
Page Count: 432
Publisher: HarperCollins
Country: United Kingdon
Publication Date: 2010
ISBN: 9780007311002
Page Count: 432
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813.6
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