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"Labeled a memoir, this is really a collection of essays born from adversity. Guidry struggles to redefine herself while making the transition from film executive to unemployed Hollywood individual, and she continually encounters resistance in a landscape where being single is considered by many as being incomplete. But these are only some of the conflicts Guidry examines. No one is safe from her pen; the state of her parents' marriage comes under fire, and her neighbors, her ex-boyfriends, and even she herself are all targets. (She's careful to begin the book with a disclaimer stating that while these stories are emotionally true, some facts have been altered for effect.) The end product succeeds: Guidry does not take herself too seriously, and she has a sharp eye for comic detail. Although her observations about sex, gender relations, and the world today are pointed, for the most part, she handles her characters with gentleness. A fresh and funny first book that would make a good purchase for any popular collection."--Audrey Snowden, Library Journal.
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The Last Single Woman in America
January 31, 2008, Dutton Adult, Dutton
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0525950524 9780525950523
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The Last Single Woman in America
2008, Penguin Group USA, Inc.
Electronic resource
in English
1429591269 9781429591263
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The funniest, freshest essayist since David Sedaris, Cindy Guidry examines American cultureand present-day gender relations in all their confusing, heartbreaking, and hilarious glory.After losing both her job and a potential husband, Cindy sets off to figure out why on earth she'sso happy and soon must combat an onslaught of unsolicited advice from her mother, her "have itall" friends, and a Yoda-like waxing lady, and the guy next door. Making pit stops along the wayto ponder everything from the satanic origins of the Internet to her disturbing discovery that menare the new women, Cindy ultimately finds inspiration in her CD collection and renewed hope viaa love letter from an Indian gas station attendant.Cindy Guidry is a self-aware woman with a razor-sharp wit, and in The Last Single Woman inAmerica she takes us on an outrageously funny romp through her own unique mind,uncovering universal truths along the way.
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