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Chasing Harry Winston: A Novel | 
 enlarge | Author: Lauren Weisberger
Creator: Lily Rabe
Publisher: Simon & Schuster Audio
Category: Book
List Price: $29.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  122 reviews
Sales Rank: 122711
Format: Abridged, Audiobook
Media: Audio CD
Edition: Abridged
Number Of Items: 5
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.3
Dimensions (in): 5.8 x 5.2 x 1
ISBN: 074356829X
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780743568296
ASIN: 074356829X
Publication Date: May 27, 2008
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Product Description
Meet Tali, Schuyler, and Kim. Best friends since college, each twenty-something (okay, almost thirty) has seen her share of career foils and romantic foibles in the world's greatest city, New York. Having been friends for more than a decade, they know that they all need a change. On Valentine's Day, they are each alone for one reason or another. At dinner together, the trio makes a pact. Within one year, each woman will change the thing that most challenges her. For Tali, good Tali, whose boyfriend of five years just left her for a personal trainer, it will be to find romance -- or a fling -- in every foreign country she visits (and given her job as a secret shopper for high-end resorts, she goes to a lot of foreign countries). For Schuyler, a book editor, her goal is to get on the other side of the typewriter and write her own book -- much to the dismay of her boyfriend, who is a Very Public Figure. And for commitment-phobic, Daddy's little rich-girl, Kim (she can't hold a job, or a boyfriend, unless he's married and therefore erratic and unattainable) , her goal is to have an engagement ring and a house in Scarsdale. Each woman starts the first day of the year of reckoning with the best of intentions -- which is exactly why the pact goes immediately, and exceptionally, awry. Filled with the delicious insider details (of a celebrity-level (or celebrity-wannabe) lifestyle), Chasing Harry Winston brings listeners once again into the heart of an elite world, where friendships will be tested to the point of breaking. Let the games begin.
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 Very, very disappointing November 12, 2008
I truly looked forward to this, having thoroughly enjoyed The Devil Wears Prada. This was incredibly weak. I think that it had the makings of a decent story, but every single story line needed to be fleshed out, and all of the parts that were skipped from chapter to chapter should have been included. She must have been under pressure to finish it, because this could not hold a candle to her previous work.
 I really wanted to like this book, but... November 9, 2008
It just never happened. I loved DWP so this was a major disappointment. The characters were shallow, annoying, and completely predictable. I don't recommend and will not rush to purchase any future titles by this author.
BOOOORING!!! November 2, 2008
I am mid-ways through the book, but I decided it's not worth my time to actualy finish it. I loved The Devil Wears Prada, but so far this one is a piece of trash. Actually, two stars is too much but I can't go back and change it.
 Good Book! November 1, 2008
I'm not sure I agree with many of the other 1,2, & 3 star reviews, but it might have something to do with this being my first novel read written by Lauren Weisberger. No, I only saw the movie, "The Devil Wears Prada" - never read the book. So, I had nothing to compare "Chasing Harry Winston" to as far as her previous efforts. However, since I thoroughly enjoy mostly 'chick lit', I have to admit that I found this book completely enjoyable and addicting. I just couldn't put it down!
Great read if you like 'chick lit' and enjoy reading about sex, women, juicy gossip, and secrets, then this is the book for you. It might not be Award-winning, but it is a very interesting and entertaining read.
Utter waste of time October 28, 2008
When I saw that 14 public library patrons were ahead of me on the internet waitlist for this book, I imagined that was a good sign and that I'd be in for a real treat and a perfect vacation read. NOT! After waiting for almost 2 months for this "novel" to become available, then resisting the urge to start reading until I left on my week-long trip, I felt completely duped and cheated once I got a few pages into this book. Awful disjointed writing, transparent characters, and no plot to speak of made this book TORTURE to get through. I'm glad I took some Faulkner and Follett along with me. What a waste.
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