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L'anno è il 1969. Richard Nixon ha prestato giuramento come presidente, Neil Armstrong ha fatto un piccolo passo per l'uomo e un grande passo per l'umanità, e Maxine Simmons, ex reginetta di bellezza, donna esuberante e ospite impeccabile, sarebbe pronta ad accogliere a testa alta, per il giorno del Ringraziamento, la crema dell'alta società di Palm Springs. Ma ha appena scoperto che il marito intende lasciarla per la segretaria ragazzina, incinta di quel figlio che lei non è mai riuscita a dargli. Maxine ha faticato molto per ricavarsi un posto tra la gente che conta, e adesso, come per colpa di un brutto scherzo, si ritrova divorziata, umiliata, ed esiliata in Arizona, in mezzo al niente, in un appartamento di proprietà dell'ex marito. Lì stringe subito amicizia con Robert, barista omosessuale, e senza quasi rendersene conto finisce col badare ai figli piccoli di una donna troppo depressa per prendersene cura, giovane moglie di un soldato spedito a morire in Vietnam; ma nel frattempo pianifica il ritorno in California, la riconquista del ruolo che le spetta in società. L'occasione si presenta quando posa gli occhi su una nuova corona, stavolta messa in palio per la migliore moglie-madre americana. Bellezza, garbo, buone maniere, gentilezza - Maxine ha tutte le carte in regola per vincere il titolo di Mrs American Pie, eccetto una: per partecipare al concorso deve costruirsi, o inventarsi, una famiglia tutta sua.
- ISBN: 881718473X
- Casa Editrice: Rizzoli
- Pagine: 400
- Data di uscita: 05-03-2024
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4 zany and fun-filled stars to Mr. and Mrs. American Pie! 🥧 🥧 🥧 🥧 It is the 1960s, and Maxine Simmons is a wealthy Palm Springs socialite. She finds out that her husband is walking out on her to gallivant with his younger receptionist. Maxine loses her cool at Thanksgiving when her husband announces Leggi tutto
What happens when you mix beauty pageants, Spam and Richard Nixon all together? You get a hilarious, fun-filled and somewhat satirical novel from Juliet McDonald entitled Mr. & Mrs. American Pie. Set in Palm Springs, California, circa 1969, McDaniel introduces us to thirty something, Maxine, a self-ab Leggi tutto
Hilarious and clever! I am watching Palm Royle and thought I like this and want to read the book this is based on! Well the book and the series are VERY different and this is good because now I have read a brilliant book and I am watching a brilliant series. Maxine is a first wife, run out of Palm Sp Leggi tutto
Yall, the mom in this story is such a hoot! She's wild. Lol, I think it was intriguing when the FMC mentioned her and things that happened. I laughed so many times. I also thoroughly enjoyed Maxine's personality. She brought the sass and southern attitude but charm that I needed. I loved all the bit Leggi tutto
I was immediately drawn to the cover of this book because it just looks like a “fun” and possibly “quirky” book to read. I was needing a book to take me away from all the thrillers I’ve been reading and this definitely fit the bill. This book takes place back in 1969 and I can tell from the very beg Leggi tutto
4 ☆ Mr and Mrs American Pie was so much fun!!! In 1969 climbing the social ladder of the Palm Springs “in crowd” is self-absorbed Maxine’s only way of life.. that is until SURPRISE.. her husband of 16yrs drops the D-word. After her epic snap she’s vanquished to Scottsdale of all places. Learning to Leggi tutto
I must start this review by saying that I'm sorry I ever started this book. Why? Because I started it just before bed and I couldn't stop reading it. It just sucked me in and held me rapt. I loved the era that this book was set in and even though I was only 12-13 years old, I recognized everything th Leggi tutto
I was up to 3am reading this because I had to know how it all ended. Although the story skips through three different points of view (with a heartwarming fourth in the final chapter) it's safe to say that the centrepiece and star of the story is Maxine. She's a scheming, plotting socialite, but we so Leggi tutto
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