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Luscious Lemon
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.6
EAN: 9780743464888
Edition: 1st Downtown Press Trade Pbk. Ed
ISBN: 0743464885
Label: Pocket
Manufacturer: Pocket
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 320
Publication Date: October 05, 2004
Publisher: Pocket
Studio: Pocket
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Editorial Review:
She's finally seeing the fruits of her labors.
Chef Ellie "Lemon" Manelli's hip East Village bistro is suddenly all the rage; Lemon and her staff of wildly talented friends plucked from New York City's finest eateries can barely keep pace. Good thing she has her loyal, doting, bankrolling Georgia peach of a boyfriend, Eddie, to lean on -- not to mention a gaggle of loving relations over the river in Brooklyn. In fact, Lemon's life is turning out exactly as she planned -- except for the fact that she's late. As in late. Nobody said anything about, you know, labor.
Having a baby right now would jeopardize everything Lemon has worked so hard to accomplish, so the pregnancy test results leave her feeling a little sour. Eddie, bless his heart, wants to just go ahead and get married, but Lemon's not sure the timing's right. She's about to learn a lesson or two about love and loss, though. And in the end she'll discover that there's a reason things work out the way they do -- and that when life gives you lemons, you can make lemonade, or lemon tarts, or lemon meringue pie. Or, you can just be a plain ole Lemon, if that's what you were meant to be.
Customer Reviews
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Rating:  - Happy.... Sad... Happy
This was a good book. Nothing bad about it... but in the beginning it read slow, but the beginning was also happy. Then it became sad.. and it made me sad... but right at the end it became happy again. I recommend it!
The authors writing was well, and am looking forward to reading her other books.
Rating:  - Poignant and expertly written
After 10 years of working in restaurants, Ellie (Lemon) Mannelli has opened a successful and hip New York restaurant. Soon after her restaurant's one year anniversary, Lemon discovers that she is pregnant. Her boyfriend, Eddie, wants to get married and for Lemon to scale back on her workaholic ways. Lemon, who has never seriously contemplated motherhood or marriage, doesn't know what she wants, even as she falls in love with the baby she is carrying.
This is wonderful: fresh and original ... Read More
Rating: - loved it
I absolutely loved this book. After reading Eliots Banana, I knew that I really liked this authors stile of writing, but this book was over the top. I could not put it down and found myself reading it whenever I got a free second. The story is somewhat sad, but not depressing. Swain is so insightful and peppers the story with such hysterical lines. You won't be sorry if you purchase this one!
Rating: - Anti-Chick-lit...
Please don't whimsically cast off 'LUSCIOUS LEMON' into that "dreaded" chick-lit category, because this is certainly not your typical chick-lit. Don't let the cutesy name, cover or Downtown Press imprint fool you, Heather Swain has delivered a fresh, smart, funny and emotional novel that is a great read for everyone, not just chick-lit lovers like myself!
Ellie "Lemon" Manelli is on top of the world. She has a wonderful boyfriend, a great large Italian family who dotes on her and best of ... Read More
Rating: - helped me through my own miscarriage...
I started reading this book while I was pregnant, but before I finished the book I learned that I had miscarried (no the book didn't cause it). Unlike Lemon, I already have one child, but, like her, I was ambivalent about this pregnancy (though for different reasons). However, like Lemon, I was devastated by the loss. This book has helped me tremendously in working through my grief. It is also a wonderful read on its own. I look forward to reading more books by Heather Swain.
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