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The Ivy Chronicles

By: Karen Quinn
Narrated by: Julia Gibson
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Fans of New York Times best seller The Nanny Diaries will rejoice in this wickedly hilarious novel, which acclaimed author Katharine Weber says is "much funnier and darker". Optioned for a major motion picture starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, The Ivy Chronicles skewers the twisted priorities of America's well-heeled elite.

Ivy Ames, 40-something mother of two, loses her high-flying job (to downsizing) and her husband (to their neighbor) in the same day. To pay for her daughters' private schooling, she starts a new business helping wealthy Manhattanites get their resume-toting youngsters into the best kindergartens. Soon her clients include media moguls, mob bosses, and a lesbian couple that believes their adopted African-American disabled son is "the triple crown of diversity" who schools will clamor to enroll.

Prepare to laugh uncontrollably, and possibly be a little frightened, by this witty look at our sometimes preposterous society.

 Literature & Fiction Satire Women's Fiction Witty Funny
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"A guilty pleasure worth indulging." (Booklist)
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This is good fun and well plotted. The central character is likeable. Elsewhere I read a review where the reviewer criticised the narrator's voice - I did not mind it at all and it is the right voice for the story but perhaps listen to a sample.

Very entertaining

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annoyingly whiny tale of life in NY when you fall from the glamour of the Upper East side to life in the middle.

Not my cup of tea

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I found some of the character descriptions offensive rather than funny, it felt like cheap shots badly written rather than comedic

Off the mark

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Was so looking forward to this - but narrator is unlistenable to. I shall have to read it instead - cannot get past the narration. Ignore the star rating on the story - I wasn’t able to listen to enough to judge. Lesson learnt - listen to sample first!!!

Big miss

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