Southern Charm A Novel Author:Tinsley Mortimer This "pink Ladurée macaron of a novel" (The New York Times) is a modern Manhattan fairy tale about a Southern belle who must decide if the glamorous life she thought she wanted is really everything she hoped it would be.Southern girl Minty Davenport has always dreamed of skyscrapers, yellow cabs, and a life like Eloise?s in New York City. So upo... more »n graduation from college, she bids adieu to Charleston and makes a beeline for the Big Apple. Almost instantly, she finds herself at an event being photographed for Women?s Wear Daily, and her career as a New York society ?It Girl? is launched. As Minty navigates the ironclad customs of New York society, a blossoming love life, and a job working for a ruthless and powerful publicist, she finds that the rules a southern belle lives by?being nice to everyone, accentuating her femininity, and minding her manners?don?t necessarily guarantee success in Manhattan. She may be accumulating new friends and opportunities along with boldfaced mentions and a very eligible bachelor boyfriend, but someone is plotting her very public downfall. Tinsley Mortimer?s insider observations about New York?s elite are deliciously witty, and the heart of her book is that of an irresistibly lovable young woman who is on the brink of finding her dream.« less
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