Queen of Babble in the Big City (Queen of Babble Series #2)

by Meg Cabot

Overview

Lizzie Nichols is back, pounding the New York City pavement and looking for a job, a place to live, and her proper place in the universe (not necessarily in that order).

"Summer Fling" Luke's use of the "L" (Living Together) word has her happily abandoning plans to share a one-room walk-up with best friend Shari in exchange for cohabitation with the love of her life in his mom's ritzy Fifth Avenue pied-à-terre. Lizzie's landed a non-paying gig in her chosen field—vintage wedding gown rehab—and a paying one as a receptionist at Shari's boyfriend's father's posh law firm. So life is good . . . for the moment.

But almost immediately her notoriously big mouth is getting her into trouble. At work she's becoming too chummy with society bride-to-be Jill Higgins, inflaming the ire of Jill's troublesome future mother-in-law. At home she's made the grievous error of bringing up the "M" (Marriage) word to commitment-shy Luke. Once again joblessness and homelessness are looming large for hapless blabbermouth Liz—unless she can figure out some way to babble her way to a happily ever after.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780060852016
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	05/20/2008
Series:	Queen of Babble Series , #2
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	320
Product dimensions:	5.30(w) x 7.90(h) x 0.90(d)

About the Author

Meg Cabot’s many books for both adults and teens have included numerous #1 New York Times bestsellers, with more than twenty-five million copies sold worldwide. Her Princess Diaries series was made into two hit films by Disney, with a third movie coming soon. Meg currently lives in Key West, Florida, with her husband and various cats.

Hometown:

New York, New York

Place of Birth:

Bloomington, Indiana

Education:

B.A. in fine arts, Indiana University, 1991

Website:

http://www.megcabot.com

Editorial Reviews

A silly, predictable follow-up to Queen of Babble (2006) about a chatty chick conquering Manhattan. Oh my gosh! Lizzie Nichols' life is soooo amazing. After a post-college trip to France, Lizzie has snagged Prince Charming-and Luke actually is a prince, but is just way too cool to make a big deal about it. Now Lizzie is living in Manhattan, absolutely the place to be if you want to start your own bridal-gown design house. And she's living with Luke at his Fifth Avenue apartment (okay, so it belongs to his super-rich parents, but still, there's a Renoir over the bed!). And her best friend Shari has an amazing job helping battered women overcome obstacles and stuff, and Shari's boyfriend Chaz likes to talk about Wittgenstein, which must make him really smart. But not everything is perfect-Lizzie needs a job. Happily, Chaz finds her one answering phones at his father's law firm and she finds a kind of internship at Monsieur Henri, redesigning old wedding gowns. Lizzie is also concerned about Shari and Chaz-they don't seem to be in love anymore. But most distressingly, Lizzie is trying to figure out how to get Luke to propose. Like any 23-year-old unmarried woman, she's close to becoming an old maid! Alas, Luke is so wrapped up in his pre-med studies, an engagement ring might not be under the Christmas tree this year. Not surprisingly, everything works out just beautifully, and even if Shari dumps Chaz and becomes a lesbian, that's cool, as long as she never liked Lizzie in that way, because that would be too weird. The running joke throughout the novel is that Lizzie talks too much, but it's no joke for the reader who is inundated with the mindless chatter of the narrator. Tedious froth,perhaps more suitable for teens who might think this is what grown-up life is like. Agent: Jenny Brown/Jenny Brown Associates

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