About this title: Polly Minkel tells the story of her life, which proceeds through most of the 20th century and includes New York, Paris, flying lessons, a father lost on the Titanic, a job at Macy's, a poor husband, a rich husband, widowhood, lovers, artists, face lifts, and a fabulous wardrobe.
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Edition: First Edition
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Date Published: 2003-10-01
ISBN-13:9780446691321ISBN:0446691321
Description: Like New. Advance Reading Copy in wrappers (paperback), covers clean and crisp, interior is clean and bright, binding is tight, a very nice copy throughout. read more
Description: Very good. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Very good. Book has appearance of light use with no easily noticeable wear. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Good. Light shelf wear and minimal interior marks. Millions of satisfied customers and climbing. Thriftbooks is the name you can trust, guaranteed. Spend Less. Read More. read more
Description: Very Good. Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Description: Good. Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Date Published: 2003-10-01
ISBN-13:9780446691321ISBN:0446691321
Description: Very Good. No names, no marks, no stickers. Binding is tight and square. Text is clean and bright. No creases in cover or spine. We recommend PRIORITY MAIL for even faster delivery! read more
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Date Published: 2003-10-01
ISBN-13:9780446691321ISBN:0446691321
Description: Very good. Very minimal damage to the cover (no holes or tears, only minimal scuff marks), in some instances dust jackets are not included, no missing pages, minimal to no highlighting/under. read more
Binding: Trade paperback
Publisher: Warner Books
Date Published: 2003
ISBN-13:9780446691321ISBN:0446691321
Description: Good. No dust jacket as issued. Trade paperback book, great reading condition, spine crease, edge wear, dog eared, has wavey appearance as thought it may have been store and crunched, does not effect text. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 358 p. Audience: General/trade. read more
"I really enjoyed this book until about halfway through. The author really hurt this story by turning the main character into someone who was so selfish. I gave the book four stars because aside from the main character the author did manage to create a great cast of characters, including Murray and his haiku writing."
"This book has all the elements I love -- lots of historical bits weaved in, portraits of female life during the 1920's & 30's, great cities as backdrops, rich upperclass people and their quirky ways, and of course an eccentric & lovable main character.
Or at least she started out that way. The main character slowly ruined the whole book for me because although she started out lovable, she progressively got mean and selfish. It was disappointing."
"The jacket blurb described this book as "wildly funny," which is quite an exaggeration. I found the main character, Poppy, disturbingly selfish, naive, and willfully ignorant. The story spans the 20th century, from the wreck of the Titantic to about the late eighties, but history is given only passing attention. The likable characters were given short shrift. I can't say I hated it, but Poppy's complete lack of remorse left a bad taste in my mouth."
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