Dog Handling
by Clare Naylor
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Author: Clare NaylorEdition: Mass Market Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2004-06-01
ISBN: 0345465393
Number of pages: 336
Publisher: Ballantine Books
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Summary: 3 Stars
While I picked this paperback up at a garage sale for a quarter, I felt like I got my money's worth with this enjoyable light reading. The romance with accountant Liv and the breaking of her engagement to Tim was related with a bit of agony as the character's heart breaks. The book started off a bit slow for me. Naylor's style is witty banter that rattles on at a mile a minute. But once I got into her rhythm of writing, the story started to jump alive. Liv's trip to Sydney, Australia to live with best friend Alex Burton, a drop dead gorgeous woman who lives off the kindness of admiring men, begins the adventure. Alex may not charge, but she does accept perks like a free beach bungalow. As Liv doesn't know anyone there except the depressed gay neighbor Laura, she runs into two gay men Dave and James who have a woman's underwear stall called Greta's Grundies. This story is such escapist fantasy, that one can't fault the story for not being realistic any more than you could fault a Harry Potter book for having magic. It's what Naylor does. So while it may seem improbable that a church with rats and cobwebs can be transformed into a very chic site for a business launch party for a fashion company within a few short hours, you have to go with the flow on this book. The flow is romance. Who will wind up with whom. It's what Naylor sets us up to want to know. Ultimately, the story with Ben Parker (wasn't that also the name of the uncle from Spiderman?) may seem not quite likely, but true love is the name of the game. Alex and motherhood may have been the furthest thing from our minds when the book started, but we learn that wealthy husbands are best when you're also in love with them. The dog handling metaphor was intriguing as it seemed to explain the story and then did not fit the characters. I thought the cover art on the book was attractive. To not like this book is like being against frosting on cakes. It's sweet, cut and tastes good going down. Enjoy!
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