Reviews"A crackling debut...Cannie emerges as one of the most engaging, realistic female characters in years." -Entertainment Weekly, Grade: A, "A crackling debut...Cannie emerges as one of the most engaging, realistic female characters in years." --Entertainment Weekly, Grade: A, " A delight...a contemporary Cinderella tale told with intelligence, wit, and style." -- New York Times bestselling author Susan Isaacs, "A crackling debut...Cannie emerges as one of the most engaging, realistic female characters in years." e"Entertainment Weekly, Grade: A, Entertainment WeeklyJune 8, 2001Entertainment Weekly gives Good in Bed an "A!"[Good in Bed's] Cannie emerges as one of the most engaging realistic female characters in years...Weiner's smoothly written novel is stuffed with dialogue that rings with humor and truth., Entertainment Weekly June 8, 2001 Entertainment Weekly gives Good in Bed an "A!" [Good in Bed's] Cannie emerges as one of the most engaging realistic female characters in years...Weiner's smoothly written novel is stuffed with dialogue that rings with humor and truth., Valerie FrankelAuthor of Smart vs. PrettyFunny, zippy, and unflinchingly honest, Good In Bed is a powerhouse debut for Jennifer Weiner. I consumed this extra-large portion of a book in one sitting, rooting for Cannie the heroine and willing horrible atrocities on her ex-boyfriend. Some big surprises kept the pages flying; I grinned the whole way through. Good In Bed can only be described as deeply satisfying., " A delight...a contemporary Cinderella tale told with intelligence, wit, and style." e" New York Times bestselling author Susan Isaacs, "A crackling debut...Cannie emerges as one of the most engaging, realistic female characters in years." --Entertainment Weekly, Grade: A, Susan Isaacsauthor ofLong Time No SeeandAlmost ParadiseGood in Bedis a delight, a contemporary Cinderella tale told with intelligence, wit, and style., Valerie Frankel Author of Smart vs. Pretty Funny, zippy, and unflinchingly honest, Good In Bed is a powerhouse debut for Jennifer Weiner. I consumed this extra-large portion of a book in one sitting, rooting for Cannie the heroine and willing horrible atrocities on her ex-boyfriend. Some big surprises kept the pages flying; I grinned the whole way through. Good In Bed can only be described as deeply satisfying., Entertainment WeeklyA crackling debut...Cannie emerges as one of the most engaging, realistic female characters in years....[Grade:]: A., " A delight...a contemporary Cinderella tale told with intelligence, wit, and style." - New York Times bestselling author Susan Isaacs
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SynopsisFrom #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner, a novel that's "funny, fanciful, extremely poignant and rich with insight" ( The Boston Globe ). For twenty-eight years, things have been tripping along nicely for Cannie Shapiro. Sure, her mother has come charging out of the closet, and her father has long since dropped out of her world. But she loves her friends, her rat terrier, Nifkin, and her job as pop culture reporter for The Philadelphia Examiner . She's even made a tenuous peace with her plus-size body. But the day she opens up a national women's magazine and sees the words "Loving a Larger Woman" above her ex-boyfriend's byline, Cannie is plunged into misery...and the most amazing year of her life. From Philadelphia to Hollywood and back home again, she charts a new course for herself: mourning her losses, facing her past, and figuring out who she is and who she can become., For twenty-eight years, things have been tripping along nicely for Cannie Shapiro. Sure, her mother has come charging out of the closet, and her father has long since dropped out of her world. But she loves her friends, her rat terrier, Nifkin, and her job as pop culture reporter for The Philadelphia Examiner. She's even made a tenuous peace with her plus-size body. But the day she opens up a national women's magazine and sees the words "Loving a Larger Woman" above her ex-boyfriend's byline, Cannie is plunged into misery...and the most amazing year of her life. From Philadelphia to Hollywood and back home again, she charts a new course for herself: mourning her losses, facing her past, and figuring out who she is and who she can become., #1 New York Times bestselling author Jennifer Weiner brings to life an irresistibly funny and relatable heroine in the novel The Boston Globe called "funny, fanciful, extremely poignant, and rich with insight." For twenty-eight years, things have been tripping along nicely for Cannie Shapiro. Sure, her mother has come charging out of the closet, and her father has long since dropped out of her world. But she loves her friends, her rat terrier, Nifkin, and her job as pop culture reporter for The Philadelphia Examiner . She's even made a tenuous peace with her plus-size body. But the day she opens up a national women's magazine and sees the words "Loving a Larger Woman" above her ex-boyfriend's byline, Cannie is plunged into misery...and the most amazing year of her life. From Philadelphia to Hollywood and back home again, she charts a new course for herself: mourning her losses, facing her past, and figuring out who she is and who she can become.