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Jemima J: A Novel About Ugly Ducklings and Swans
 

Jemima J: A Novel About Ugly Ducklings and Swans

by Jane Green

Jemima Jones is overweight. About one hundred pounds overweight. Treated like a maid by her thin and social-climbing roommates, and lorded over by the beautiful Geraldine (less talented but better paid) at the Kilburn Herald, Jemima finds that her only consolation is food. Add to this her passion for her charming, sexy, and unobtainable colleague Ben, and Jemima knows her life is in need of... (read more)

Top tags: chick lit,  fiction,  british,  romance,  contemporary fiction (all tags)

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Amazon Reviews (5)
 

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Sharon C
  • Rated 4 stars

“Such a satisfying read! I loved the main character and was rooting for her the entire time! What I loved most about the book was how it kept taking surprising turns that always ended up being for the better. I remember thinking "oh no, something bad must surely come of this," and instead it turned out comically positive. I loved it and I definitely recommend it.”

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Jess P
  • Rated 1 stars

“The basic moral to this story was not to judge a book by its cover but whilst labouring this point I found the book extremely superficial. Even though it had a happy ending it wasn't until Jemima was "fab" that Ben even looked at her.”

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Community:
  • Rated 3.9239 stars
Amazon:
  • Rated 3.5 stars
  

Newest Comments

  • sekar_vania

    sekar_vania said:

    “This book funny and make a inspiration for girl's in the world how about to lost their fat....”

    posted Tuesday, March 18 2008
  • Christine F

    christine f said:

    “What a GREAT book for your average looking female in today's world!”

    posted Wednesday, January 30 2008
  • Perica

    perica said:

    “This was the first girly book I've read, a friend loaned it to me. I can see why these tyes of books are addicting, can't we all relate in some way to Jemima. I've since read others by Jane Green, but this one was my favorite by far. If you are looking for something light and fun, also check out Marian Keyes, Last Chance Saloon.”

    posted Thursday, November 8 2007
  • CydneyRax

    cydneyrax said:

    “Definitely one of my favs of the chick-lit genre. Yummy juicy, engaging story.”

    posted Sunday, September 9 2007
  • truvy1999

    truvy1999 said:

    “Kitcha78, I thought this was a fun summer time read until the truth came out about her "love interest". I thought that was just entirely too unbelievable and wanted to throw the book against the wall. lol”

    posted Thursday, August 2 2007
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