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Cargando... The Real Liddy Jamespor Anne-Marie Casey
   Ninguno Actualmente no hay Conversaciones sobre este libro.  whakaora | Mar 5, 2023 |   The last line of the book is my favorite, but this story of realistic people, or maybe people that are just a touch to good to believe, was wonderful Peter and his ex wife were friends who took care of and loved the son they had made together, and Peter's current partner loved that boy, too. There are more children, more men, more women, and Storm might be my second favorite. First? Well, I ended the book a huge fan of Liddy James. It too the magic of a magical place to help her find her real self, and the journey she took to get there is well worth reading. (  ) mckait | Nov 9, 2017 | Liddy James, born but not raised in Ireland, is a successful New York divorce lawyer with an ex-husband, two children, a full-time nanny, and a very dangerous addiction – work. She is in her 40s when her inevitable breakdown occurs – very publicly, on prime-time television – and she takes her spoilt sons to spend summer in a near-hovel in rural Ireland. It is there she finds her roots, her priorities, and love. This is chick-fic, after all. (  ) adpaton | Aug 10, 2017 | Read my complete review at http://www.memoriesfrombooks.com/2016/09/the-real-liddy-james.html. Reviewed for the Penguin First to Read program (  ) njmom3 | Sep 19, 2016 | Overall, an Ok read but I really did not like the story. I did like the writing, and the cover is great :-) This was a review copy from NetGalley and the publisher. ( ) CynthiaMR | Aug 31, 2016 | sin reseñas | añadir una reseña
"An exuberant new novel, from an internationally bestselling author that will delight fans of Maria Semple's Where'd You Go, Bernadette?, and CBS's The Good Wife, about a modern-day superwoman who leans in so far she falls over. Liddy James is forty-four, fit, and fabulous. One of New York's top divorce attorneys, a bestselling author, and a mother of two, she glides through the courtrooms and salons of the Manhattan elite with ease. Despite a devastating divorce from her first love, literature professor Peter James, Liddy, Peter, and Peter's sympathetic new partner, Rose, have formed a modern family to raise Liddy and Peter's truculent teen and Liddy's adorable, if fatherless, six-year-old. With her lonely and impoverished New Jersey childhood far behind her, to the outside world Liddy's life is perfect. Until it isn't. When Rose announces an unexpected pregnancy, Liddy's beloved nanny takes flight, a high-profile divorce case becomes too personal, and child support and maintenance payments collide with a looming bill for a roof repair, Liddy realizes she might have finally bitten off more than she can chew. Sharply written and deftly observed, The Real Liddy James offers a sparkling glimpse into the demanding world of New York's fast-paced career women, challenging convention and asking the question: When the cost of having it all becomes too high, can we value living another way?"-- No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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I related quite a bit to Liddy in that I also often put too much on my plate, and I took some pleasure in seeing how she dealt with everything as it came, but I didn't enjoy seeing it all fall apart as it inevitably would. And while in most chick flick books this would be funny--cringeworthy, but funny--I found myself just cringing.
I didn't really like Liddy. I wanted to and I could see the aspects where I was supposed to sympathise with her. However, I found myself not really caring, and thus when she decided to chase her family history I found myself flipping pages just to get to the end.
Sebastian ended up being my favourite character--a competing divorce lawyer, he provides some comic relief and kept me on my toes. I generally don't like to adore the male figure, but he was fantastic and elicited a lot of angry emotions from me.
On the other hand, I found myself getting really annoyed with the way the kids in the book were treated--I felt like they deserved more than they received, especially Cal, the younger one.
I probably won't ever reread this one, but it nonetheless kept me occupied.
I received a free copy of this book in exchange for an honest review. (