London Is The Best City In America (Paperback)

by Laura Dave (Author)

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Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Penguin Paperbacks; 1 edition (Jan 30 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0143038508
ISBN-13: 978-0143038504
Product Dimensions: 19.3 x 12.4 x 1.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 182 g

Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)

Amazon.ca Sales Rank: #347,664 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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In Dave's winning debut, narrator Emmy Everett is a sensitive and introspective young woman who is emotionally and geographically paralyzed. Ever since ditching her sleeping fiancé in a Rhode Island motel, Emmy has lived in the quiet fishing village of Naragansett, working at a bait shop and putting together an interminable documentary on fishermen's wives. Three years pass, and her beloved big brother, Josh—funny, smart and successful—is getting married, forcing Emmy out of her self-imposed exile for a weekend in the New York City suburb of Scarsdale. With 72 hours to the wedding, Emmy finds Josh confused: does he want to marry Meryl, or be with Elizabeth, the woman he's been seeing on the side? Emmy agrees to join Josh on the eve of the wedding for a daylong trip to find Elizabeth and, hopefully, what "the right thing to do" really is. The intriguing Elizabeth, as well as the authenticity of the relationship between Emmy and Josh, make the conflict credible and involving. It's hard not to root for these vivid characters; even the heroine's high school flame, Josh's best friend Jaime Daniel Berringer, is distinctive and likable, making Emmy's interest in him contagious. Josh and Emmy's happy, exasperating parents and Josh's buoyant sister in-law-to-be round out the cast, giving readers plenty of reasons to enjoy this promising new author. (May)
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Laura Dave does an outstanding job melding parallel stories of two 20-somethings. When Emmy returns home for her brother's wedding, painful memories return as not only she, but also her brother, have second thoughts about his upcoming nuptials. Narrator Renee Raudman possesses a sweet voice that is both realistic and believable for heroine Emmy. As Emmy and her brother help each other to see what's most important in life, listeners feel privy to the heartwarming but painful process everyone must go through in order to become the best person he or she can be. Listening to the duo of Dave and Raudman is much like experiencing a movie of the ear. S.G.B. © AudioFile 2006, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

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4.0 out of 5 stars A PROMISING REVIEW FINELY READ, July 23 2006

By	Gail Cooke (TX, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

This review is from: London Is the Best City in America (Audio CD)

It's always a treat to hear a fresh voice, and in this case a double pleasure because as best as I can recall I've not heard any other narrations by Renee Raudman. She offers a thoughtful, appealing reading of Laura Dave's debut novel.

Ms. Dave has created a heroine in a quandary. Emma Everett had both second thoughts and cold feet before her wedding to Matt. Without explanation or adieu she left him sound asleep in a Rhode Island motel. From there she went to work in a bait and tackle shop ostensibly to shoot a documentary about the wives of fishermen who waited for their men to return.

Now, three years have passed and she's headed back to New York City for her older brother's wedding. Josh has always been her hero so it's a bit of a shock when she finds that he, too, is having second thoughts about his upcoming nuptials. Actually, his thoughts are mostly filled with another woman, a single mom to whom he is not engaged.

As Emma tries to help Josh make the right decision, she also learns some things about herself.

A promising debut novel finely read.

- Gail Cooke

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