I Don't Know How She Does It: A Comedy about Failure, a Tragedy about Success
出版时间:
2011-08
ISBN:
9780099570066
定价:
78.90
装帧:
平装
开本:
其他
纸张:
其他
页数:
400页
正文语种:
英语
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Acomedyaboutfailure,atragedyaboutsuccess,IDon'tKnowHowSheDoesItistheuntoldstoryoftheprofessionalworkingmumatthestartofthe21stcentury.WithoutadoubtthehottestthingsinceBridgetJones'sDiary,butthinkBridgetJones'sgrownup,sophisticated,literarysisterwithtwosmallchildrenandafull-timeCitycareerandyou'reonlypartwaytothegeniusofthisnovel.Avictimoftimefamine,thirty-five-year-oldKatecountssecondslikeotherwomencountcalories.Assherunsbetweenappointments,throughherheadspoolsthecrazytape-loopofeveryhigh-flyingmother'slife:clientreports,bouncycastles,BobTheBuilder,transatlanticphonecalls,dentalappointments,pelvicfloorexercises,flightstoNewYork,sex(tooknackered),andstress-bustingmassagesshealwayshastocancel(toobusy).Factorinacontrollingnanny,achauvinistAustralianboss,along-sufferinghusband,twodemandingchildrenandane-maillover,andyouhaveawomanjugglingsomanyballsthatsomedaysoonsomething'sgoingtohittheground.Pearsonbringshersharpwitandcompassionateintelligencetothishilariousand,attimes,piercinglysadstudyofthehumancostoftryingtoHaveItAll.WomeneverywherearealreadytalkingabouttheKateReddycolumnwhichappearsweeklyintheDailyTelegraph,andrecommendingittotheirsisters,mothers,friendsandeventheirbewilderedpartners.ThisfictionaldebutbyoneofBritain'smostgiftedjournalistsisthesubjectofamoviedealwithMiramaxrumouredtobeforalmost$1millionandhassoldaroundtheworld,sparkingbiddingwarsinSpain,GermanyandJapan.EveryoneisgettingReddyforKate. AllisonPearsonwasborninSouthWales.Anaward-winningjournalist,shewasnamedNewcomeroftheYearattheBritishBookAwardsforIDon'tKnowHowSheDoesIt.AllisonhaswrittenformanymagazinesandnewspapersincludingtheIndependentonSunday,Observer,theSundayTimesandtheLondonEveningStandard.SheisacontributingeditortoHarper'sBazaarand,forfouryears,shewasthepopularWednesdaycolumnistoftheDailyMail.AllisonisnowastaffwriterattheDailyTelegraph.SheliveswithherfamilyinCambridge.
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内容简介:
Acomedyaboutfailure,atragedyaboutsuccess,IDon'tKnowHowSheDoesItistheuntoldstoryoftheprofessionalworkingmumatthestartofthe21stcentury.WithoutadoubtthehottestthingsinceBridgetJones'sDiary,butthinkBridgetJones'sgrownup,sophisticated,literarysisterwithtwosmallchildrenandafull-timeCitycareerandyou'reonlypartwaytothegeniusofthisnovel.Avictimoftimefamine,thirty-five-year-oldKatecountssecondslikeotherwomencountcalories.Assherunsbetweenappointments,throughherheadspoolsthecrazytape-loopofeveryhigh-flyingmother'slife:clientreports,bouncycastles,BobTheBuilder,transatlanticphonecalls,dentalappointments,pelvicfloorexercises,flightstoNewYork,sex(tooknackered),andstress-bustingmassagesshealwayshastocancel(toobusy).Factorinacontrollingnanny,achauvinistAustralianboss,along-sufferinghusband,twodemandingchildrenandane-maillover,andyouhaveawomanjugglingsomanyballsthatsomedaysoonsomething'sgoingtohittheground.Pearsonbringshersharpwitandcompassionateintelligencetothishilariousand,attimes,piercinglysadstudyofthehumancostoftryingtoHaveItAll.WomeneverywherearealreadytalkingabouttheKateReddycolumnwhichappearsweeklyintheDailyTelegraph,andrecommendingittotheirsisters,mothers,friendsandeventheirbewilderedpartners.ThisfictionaldebutbyoneofBritain'smostgiftedjournalistsisthesubjectofamoviedealwithMiramaxrumouredtobeforalmost$1millionandhassoldaroundtheworld,sparkingbiddingwarsinSpain,GermanyandJapan.EveryoneisgettingReddyforKate.
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作者简介:
AllisonPearsonwasborninSouthWales.Anaward-winningjournalist,shewasnamedNewcomeroftheYearattheBritishBookAwardsforIDon'tKnowHowSheDoesIt.AllisonhaswrittenformanymagazinesandnewspapersincludingtheIndependentonSunday,Observer,theSundayTimesandtheLondonEveningStandard.SheisacontributingeditortoHarper'sBazaarand,forfouryears,shewasthepopularWednesdaycolumnistoftheDailyMail.AllisonisnowastaffwriterattheDailyTelegraph.SheliveswithherfamilyinCambridge.
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