Project Jennifer - Softcover

Rosenblatt, Jill Amy

2.93

142 ratings by Goodreads

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0758223587 ISBN 13: 9780758223586

Publisher: Kensington Trade, 2008

View all copies of this ISBN edition:

What's In A Name? Joan Benjamin, a plain and uptight secretary on Long Island, New York, is suffering an identity crisis brought on by a very bad week. Her ex-fiance just married someone else; she's lost her cushy overpaid job; and she's been kicked out of her apartment. All because of women named Jennifer! So when Joan learns that her parents almost named her Jennifer, she decides to transform herself into the Jennifer she might have been . . . It's Either Everything . . . Armed with all the pop psychology she can get her hands on-and with the help of a dear friend who can recite Cosmo-style stats by heart-Joan sets out to cultivate her inner Jennifer: a sexy, successful belle-of-the-ball who's completely in charge of her professional and private lives. Or Nothing At All. But "Project Jennifer" is not a rousing success right out of the gate-apparently, even Jennifers can have bad dates and wardrobe malfunctions-but soon Joan begins to feel transformed by her new self. In fact, her Jennifer persona might end up teaching her a few unexpected lessons about life: like how to say "yes" to things you want and "no" to things you don't, and that just being yourself is enough. Even if that self is named Joan . . . A clever, fun new twist on a story of a modern woman grappling with the very nature of who she is and why, Project Jennifer explores whether having the right name can really take you places . . . Jill Amy Rosenblatt lives on Long Island, New York. Project Jennifer is her first novel.

"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.

From Booklist:

Not long after her ex-fianc� Michael marries too-perfect Jennifer, not-so-perfect Joan loses her job and her apartment. As she puts her life back together, she becomes convinced things would be easier if she were a Jennifer. She embarks on a self-improvement plan—starts working for an inexplicably charming insurance man, gets in shape, and adopts a flirty attitude that belies her status as a 30-year-old virgin. She’s goaded on by her best friends: Carrie, who maintains all men are scum even as she dates a nice guy, and Louise, who is married to her high-school sweetheart and spouts dating advice from Cosmo. In her debut, Rosenblatt draws on typical chick-lit lore: heartbreak, a revenge-worthy makeover, rebounds, and relationships. It’s how she wraps up Joan’s story that breaks free from clich�. Readers will root for Joan as she ultimately realizes good things come to non-Jennifers, too. --Aleksandra Walker

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.