Flowers and bee

Flowers and bee

Tuesday, May 02, 2006

Valerie Frankel - More than just Chick Lit

Just finished Valerie Frankel's The Not-So-Perfect Man. I am catching up on her backlist. And again a book that is being marketed as Chick Lit, but it has more.

Frankel has a great sense of humor and her characters reflect that. Frieda is a young widow with a young son who is getting over the recent loss of her husband. Her older sister wants her to start dating again, her younger sister has dating problems of her own. When she meets Sam, he becomes more than just a "transitional" guy. So does she end up with the traditional provider of a guy? Or the actor who is on his way up? And how has the death of her husband really effected other members of the family and their relationships?

Frankel writes lead characters with interesting family groups and in this book the three sisters are the real leads. A great edition to her prior works.

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