Jennifer Johnson is Sick of Being Single - Autographed by the Author
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"This brash and funny novel plays with the form, with a dark, intelligent and wholly unexpected conclusion.Jennifer is uncomfortable, wickedly funny and ultimately likable.." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune
A wicked comedy about the perils of making your dreams come true
Quirky, clever, cubicle-bound Jennifer Johnson is desperate. Everyone around her is getting married, while she's still single and stuck writing ad copy about men's dress socks.
Her life hits crisis level, launching her into a humiliating and painfully hilarious quest to find Prince Charming at any cost. This includes agonizing online dates, diet-clinic cults, drag-queen fights, and a debilitating addiction to Cinnabon icing. When she meets handsome, wealthy Brad Keller, she wonders if he's the answer to all her dreams, or is he just too good to be true?
Darkly funny and outrageously honest, McElhatton's wit shines in this no-holds-barred cautionary tale about getting what you want—and how it can be the worst thing for you.
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About the Author - Heather McElhatton is a writer and independent producer for
Public Radio International. Her commentaries and stories
have been heard nationally on This American Life,
Marketplace,Weekend America, Sound Money and The Savvy
Traveler. She also produced the radio literary series Talking
Volumes. Audio archive can be found at www.mpr.org
She has had several
short stories published,
including “Red Shoes”
which was nominated
for a Pushcart Prize in
2001. Writer/publisher
Joyce Carol Oates
published the story in
Princeton’s literary
magazine, The Ontario
Review that same year.
Besides ongoing reporting and radio commentary, Heather
appeared on Ira Glass’s very first episode of the television
version of This American Life. Her debut novel was a choose-
your-own-ending book for adults called Pretty Little Mistakes
soon to be followed by the sequel, "Million Little Mistakes" in
Summer, 2010.
More info at www.harpercollins.com