Bøger af Erin Duffy

You're not living, if you don't have regrets . . .Claire thought she had everything a woman was supposed to want: a loving husband, a newborn son, a beautiful home in the suburbs. Then she walked in on her husband canoodling with their Realtor in their newly renovated kitchen, and in an instant, her perfect life came crashing down.With her marriage heading for divorce, Claire knows it's time to stop feeling sorry for herself. But how can she move on when she's still stuck in the orbit of her husband's world? For starters, she can get rid of her soon-to-be ex's possessions?including his prized, gigantic foosball table?by dumping them onto the curb . . . until complaints from the neighbors get the police involved. Now Claire is busy dodging the mean mommies at story hour and hiding from her ex-husband's girlfriend in the grocery store. Desperate for a positive outlet to channel her frustrations, she turns to girlfriends Lissy and Antonia for help. Together they join forces to rebrand Lissy's local stationery store and turn it into a thriving business. But as Claire soon learns, suburbia still has a few surprises in store for her?surprises that will make her question her choices from the past, send her down an unexpected road to self-discovery, and maybe even lead to new love.

A fresh, funny, and insightful novel about what it really means to be "friends forever" from the acclaimed author of Bond Girl and On the Rocks.All through childhood and adolescence, Jane, Cara, and Meg swore their friendship would stand the test of time. Nothing would come between them, they pledged. But once they hit their twenties, life got more complicated and the BFFs began to grow distant. When Jane eloped with her slick, wealthy new boyfriend and didn't invite her oldest friends to the ceremony, the small cracks and fissures in their once rock-solid relationship became a chasm that tore them apart.Ten years later, when her husband is arrested and publically shamed for defrauding his clients, Jane realizes her life among the one percent was a sham. Penniless and desperate, deserted by the high-society crowd who turn their surgically perfected noses up at her, she comes crawling back to her childhood friends seeking forgiveness. But Cara and Meg have troubles of their own. One of them is trapped in a bad marriage with an abusive husband, while the other can't have the one thing she desperately wants: a baby. Yet as much as they'd love to see Jane get her long overdue comeuppance, Cara and Meg won't abandon their old friend in her time of need.The story of three friends who find themselves on a laugh-out-loud life adventure, Lost Along the Way illuminates the moments that make us, the betrayals that break us, and the power of love that helps us forgive even the most painful hurts.

A heartwarming novel about friendship, family, and finding love in the Facebook Agenot to mention the perils, pitfalls, and dubious pleasures of being a modern young single womanfrom Erin Duffy, the author of Bond Girl.Six months ago, Abbys life fell apart for the entire world to see. Her longtime boyfriend-turned-fianc, Ben, unceremoniously dumped heron Facebookwhile she was trying on dresses for the big day.When the usual remediesmultiple pints of Ben Jerrys, sweatpants, and a comfy couchfail to work their magic, her best friend, Grace, devises a plan to get Abby back on her game. She and Abby are going to escape Boston and its reminders of Ben and head to Newport for the summer. There, in a quaint rented cottage by the sea, the girls will enjoy cool breezes, cocktails, and crowds of gorgeous men.But no matter where they go, Abby and Grace discover that in this era of social mediawhen seemingly everyone is preserving every last detail of their lives onlinethere is no real escape. Dating has never been easy. But now that the rules are more blurred than ever, how will they find true love? And even if they do, can romance stand a chance when a girls every word and move can go viral with a single click?

Im crazy about Bond Girl. Erin Duffy is a fresh, funny, and fabulous new voice.Adriana Trigiani, author of Brava, ValentineThe Devil Wears Prada meets Wall Street in Bond Girla hilarious, fastpaced race through the jungle of high finance in fourinch heels. An author who spent ten years working on Wall Street, Erin Duffy has parlayed her stock market savvy into a fresh, hip, funny, and sexy novel about a bright, young, newly minted B-school graduates rise at one of the Streets most prestigious brokerage firmsonly to confront the possible destruction of her dreams in the infamous 2008 financial bust. Bond Girl is a blue chip hoot for anyone who loves smart and fun contemporary womans fiction.

The Devil Wears Prada meets Wall Street in this fast-paced, hilarious odyssey in four-inch heels.Whilst some bankers take 15 minutes to agree on a font size for a presentation, Alex Gerrett discovers that it takes her only one minute to lose her new bank $93,000 on her first trade. Welcome to the world of finance.Being at the bottom of the corporate ladder in one of Wall street's biggest powerhouses is like having landed in a giant adult playground for new-girl-on-the-block Alex. As a child she witnessed the 'glamour' of the money-making machine via her banker dad. Now, she has survived the 'do-you-squeeze-the-toothpaste-from-the-bottom-or-the-top?' question in the interview and is heading for The City.Her 'Watch Out Wall Street, Here I Come' attitude is soon punctured by her status as the one with the folding chair instead of a desk.She has a lot to learn, for example:* A $65 limo ride is a completely acceptable way to travel ten blocks...* ... or five blocks if it's raining.*Knowing maths is important - but nowhere near as important as you'd think!* A bet is a bet is a bet. If you lose as credit card roulette, you will pay the bill. No one cares that it's your first job and the bill is $10,000.And with things looking a little sticky on the World's markets, it's going to be a bumpy ride.