More Like Her: A Novel
Apr 2012 · Harper Collins
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An act of violence changes three friends’ perceptions about life in a novel that “brings wit and wisdom to [a] tale of love, damage and self-acceptance” (Kirkus Reviews).
What really goes on behind those perfect white picket fences?
In Frances’s mind, beautiful, successful, ecstatically married Emma Dunham is the height of female perfection. Frances, recently dumped with spectacular drama by her boyfriend, aspires to be just like Emma. So do her close friends and fellow teachers, Lisa and Jill. But Lisa’s too career-focused to find time for a family. And Jill’s recent unexpected pregnancy could have devastating consequences for her less-than-perfect marriage.
Yet sometimes the golden dream you fervently wish for turns out to be not at all what it seems—like Emma’s enviable suburban postcard life, which is about to be brutally cut short. And in the shocking aftermath, three devastated friends are going to have to come to terms with their own secrets . . . and somehow learn to move forward after their dream is exposed as a lie.
“Palmer’s dialogue is reliably natural and funny, and her insights into the way women betray their true selves in search of acceptance are keen and honest.” —Publishers Weekly
“The blend of humor and sadness is realistic and gripping, and watching Frannie figure out who she is and what matters is gratifying. This will appeal to those who enjoy Jodi Picoult along with chick lit fans willing to read something a little darker.” —Library Journal (starred review)
“A great read.” —Daily Mail (London)
“Readers will ponder this surprising story for a good, long time.” —Booklist
What really goes on behind those perfect white picket fences?
In Frances’s mind, beautiful, successful, ecstatically married Emma Dunham is the height of female perfection. Frances, recently dumped with spectacular drama by her boyfriend, aspires to be just like Emma. So do her close friends and fellow teachers, Lisa and Jill. But Lisa’s too career-focused to find time for a family. And Jill’s recent unexpected pregnancy could have devastating consequences for her less-than-perfect marriage.
Yet sometimes the golden dream you fervently wish for turns out to be not at all what it seems—like Emma’s enviable suburban postcard life, which is about to be brutally cut short. And in the shocking aftermath, three devastated friends are going to have to come to terms with their own secrets . . . and somehow learn to move forward after their dream is exposed as a lie.
“Palmer’s dialogue is reliably natural and funny, and her insights into the way women betray their true selves in search of acceptance are keen and honest.” —Publishers Weekly
“The blend of humor and sadness is realistic and gripping, and watching Frannie figure out who she is and what matters is gratifying. This will appeal to those who enjoy Jodi Picoult along with chick lit fans willing to read something a little darker.” —Library Journal (starred review)
“A great read.” —Daily Mail (London)
“Readers will ponder this surprising story for a good, long time.” —Booklist
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April 21, 2012
A chick lit that took a bit to get into, but once the prologue's 911 call is explained, the story picks up and takes off. As the reader finds out in the prologue, there is a shooting involved, but it takes quite a few pages to get into where this fits into the story. I was intrigued by the prospect of a school shooting that is centered around adults instead of the students. It takes a whole new perspective on how adults react to a shooting that takes place among their peers.
I wasn't immediately hooked to any of the female characters, but slowly I fell in love with each of the three main girls. Throughout the book there was a lot of internal dialogue that sometimes repeated things that the reader already knew. The boys in the book took a back-burner until the end when they became major players.
I would recommend this for chick lit fans, those who enjoy a book that takes a new approach to women interactions through their work environment that spills into their personal lives.
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About the author
Liza Palmer is the internationally bestselling author of Conversations with the Fat Girl, Seeing Me Naked, A Field Guide to Burying Your Parents, More Like Her, and Nowhere but Home. An Emmy-nominated writer, she lives in Los Angeles, and is hard at work on her next novel and several film and television projects.
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