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Monday, March 8, 2010

Size Eight in a Size Zero World: A Novel by Meredith Cagen


As soon as I read the first page, I knew I would love this book! Size Eight in a Size Zero World: A Novel by Meredith Cagen is written in a voice that resonated with me. The author's smart, witty style moves along at a good pace and it kept me turning the pages. I could relate to the conflicted heroine and I kept hoping she would wake up and smell the coffee.

Lindsay Chandler is thirty-two, a working wife and mother, who lives in New York with her family. In the highfalutin' Manhattan society, she's an oddity, a woman who has a real day job, does not have a nanny and does her own cooking and cleaning. Lindsay's life looks perfect on the outside, but she's miserable on the inside. Her husband Grant, a divorce attorney, treats her like a servant, ignores their two kids and is an overbearing jerk.

One day Lindsay gets into the elevator of her building and meets a man who gives her goose bumps. They strike up a friendship. He appreciates her, asks her for advice and befriends her kids. Lindsay falls hard. She loves the way they interact; he seems to accept her, perceived flaws and all. The more she sees him the more she realizes all that she's missing in her marriage. She questions her life with Grant and decides to reinvent herself and make some changes. It all leads to a satisfying conclusion.

A wonderfully witty social commentary on the New York scene, this is also an endearing story of relationships, love and infidelity. The characters are believable and many women will be able to see themselves in Lindsay. Sometimes I wanted to scream at her and sometimes I wanted to cheer her on, but always she kept me reading. I highly recommend it.

Disclaimer: I received this book from the author without compensation. The opinions expressed are strictly my own.

Publisher: iUniverse (November 23, 2009)

ISBN: 978-1440169748

Paperback: 340 Pages

Price: $19.95

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4 comments:

Liz @ Cleverly Inked said...

Now this sounds like my kind of read

Gale Stanley said...

I really liked it. It reminded me how clueless I used to be when it came to men. lol

Meredith said...

Great story..........I laughed, cried, laughed and cheered!

Gale Stanley said...

Ditto! I loved it.