Second First Impressions: A Novel by Sally Thorne (English) Compact Disc Book

Description: Second First Impressions by Sally Thorne, Jennifer Jill Araya From the USA Today bestselling author of The Hating Game and 99 Percent Mine comes the clever, funny, and unforgettable story of a muscular, tattooed man hired as an assistant to two old women--under the watchful eye of a beautiful retirement home manager. Dazzle (n): Brightness that blinds someone temporarily. Position Vacant: Two ancient old women residing at Providence Retirement Villa seek male assistant for casual exploitation and good-natured humiliation. Duties include boutique shopping, fast-food fetching, and sincerely rendered flattery. Good looks a bonus--but we arent picky. An advertisement has been placed (again!) by the wealthy and eccentric Parloni Sisters. The salary is generous and the employers are 90 years old, so how hard could the job be? Well, none have lasted longer than a week. Most boys leave in tears. Ruthie Midona will work in Providences front office, and be at the Parlonis beck and call, forever. Thats sort of her life plan. If Ruthie can run the place in her almost-retired bosses absence, with no hijinks/hiccups, she has a shot at becoming the new manager. She might also be able to defend her safe little world from Prescott Development, the new buyer of the prime site. Maybe after all that, she can find a cute guy to date. All she needs to do is stay serious--and thats what she does best. Until, one day, someone dazzling blows in to town. Teddy Prescott devotes his life to sleeping, tattooing, and avoiding seriousness. When Teddy needs a place to crash, he makes a deal with his developer dad. Teddy can stay in one of Providences on-site maintenance cottages--right next door to an unimpressed Ruthie--but only if he works there and starts to grow up.Ruthie knows how this sweetly selfish rich boy can earn his keep--and be out of her hair in under a week. After all, there is a position vacant... FORMAT Compact Disc LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Author Biography Sally Thorne is the USA Today-bestselling author of The Hating Game. She spends her days climbing into fictional worlds of her own creation. She lives in Canberra, Australia with her husband in a house filled with vintage toys, too many cushions, a haunted dollhouse and the worlds sweetest pug.Jennifer Jill Araya has been trained as an opera singer and orchestral cellist, lending a musicality and depth of understanding to her narration that help bring her authors stories to life. When shes not narrating, Jennifer can be found hiking, biking, running, or generally exploring her home city of Cincinnati with her husband Arturo and their two children. Review "Second First Impressions is the warmest, coziest, sweetest book of the year, an absolutely perfect blend of humor and heart."-- "Emily Henry, author of When the Sky Fell on Splendor""Extreme opposites are drawn together in the most unlikely of circumstances in this sweet, cheeky rom-com...[with a] quirky supporting cast of crazy rich old people and Thornes precise and original prose."-- "Publishers Weekly""Theres so much to love in this book. Many readers will see a little of themselves in Ruthies relatable perspective, and all of them will lose their hearts to Teddy."-- "BookPage (starred review)""Writing from Ruthies first-person perspective, Thorne manages to bring all the characters to vivid life, endearing them to the reader through the enumeration of their quirks and fleeting revelations about their pasts...Charming, funny, and heartwarming-- "Kirkus Reviews (starred review)" Review Quote "Second First Impressions is the warmest, coziest, sweetest book of the year, an absolutely perfect blend of humor and heart. I want to live inside Sally Thornes brain." Details ISBN1799947718 Author Jennifer Jill Araya Short Title Second First Impressions Language English Year 2021 ISBN-10 1799947718 ISBN-13 9781799947714 Publication Date 2021-04-13 Subtitle A Novel Publisher HarperCollins Format Compact Disc Imprint HarperCollins Playing time 621 Narrator Jennifer Jill Araya Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:158590543;

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