Jennifer was born and raised on the North Shore of Chicago (another thing she has in common with Melissa A, although she was raised in the northwest suburbs) She graduated from Boston College and received her MFA in Fiction Writing from The New School in 2005. Jennifer worked in New York in magazines for many years and now lives in Washington, DC, where she teaches creative writing at George Washington University. Visit Jennifer at her website, Facebook, and Twitter.
When Beth arrives in DC, she hates everything about it: the confusing traffic circles, the ubiquitous Ann Taylor suits, the humidity that descends each summer. At dinner parties, guests compare their security clearance levels. They leave their BlackBerrys on the table. They speak in acronyms. And once they realize Beth doesn't work in politics, they smile blandly and turn away. Soon Beth and her husband, Matt, meet a charismatic White House staffer named Jimmy, and his wife, Ashleigh, and the four become inseparable, coordinating brunches, birthdays, and long weekends away. But as Jimmy’s star rises higher and higher, the couples’ friendship—and Beth’s relationship with Matt—is threatened by jealousy, competition, and rumors. A glorious send-up of young DC and a blazingly honest portrait of a marriage, this is the finest work yet by one of our most beloved writers. (Courtesy of Amazon.)
What no longer holds your interest?
Negative people.
What movie was simply made to make you cry?
Marley and Me. I’m sort of a wimp with all sad movies, but when they involve a dog…well, let’s just say I don’t handle it too well.
What would motivate (or already motivates) you to run a marathon?
Every time I watch a marathon, I get so inspired by the runners and how hard they’ve worked and I get this feeling that I’m going to start training the very next day for my own marathon. Of course, this feeling fades by the next day. I’m sure I could be convinced if there was some sort of combination lifetime gift of wine/cheeseburgers/blowouts at the end.
What is your favorite cliche?
Laughter is the best medicine. Cheesy? Maybe. But it’s also true. A good laugh always makes me feel so much better.
I’m a big fan of Mindy Kaling. I like her show, I like her essays and I like her attitude and approach to work, success, friendship and family.
What is your greatest phobia?
Rats. I hate them so much and I have a gift (curse?) for being able to spot them on the street and in alleys and pretty much everywhere!
Thanks to Jennifer for chatting with us and to Penguin Random House for sharing her book with our readers.
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31 comments:
Anything by Nicholas Sparks will make me cry
The movie Stepmom always makes me cry.
Steel Magnolias was so, so sad.
Cinema Paradiso was emotional and filled with tears.
Beaches with Bette Midler and Barbara Hershey. Tear jerker every single time!
The Notebook makes me cry every single time!
Little Women and PS I Love You always make me cry!
The Notebook was a sad one for me.
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Rudy
My greatest phobia are rats, too. I remember the movie, Ben, with Michael Jackson. Scary and sad, too, if you can believe that.
Philadelphia always gets me, as does Terms of Endearment.
Hope Floats makes me cry every darn time! Love that movie.
The Notebook
My phobia is elevators. I'd rather walk up ten flights of stairs.
I admit that some scenes in the "Sex and the City" movie had me near tears.
FINDING NEVERLAND makes me sob my heart out.
Pompeii was very heartbreaking.
The Green Mile
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The Notebook. How can you not cry at that ending!
This is an old one but, Brian's Song makes me cry every time I watch it. Sort of a sports movie but you really need to see it.
I cry every time that I watch Beaches and Steel Magnolias. Every. Darn. Time.
Me Before You and The Notebook.
I'm afraid of public speaking to a room full of strangers!
I'm afraid of snakes.
An Affair to Remember, ever since I was 15, which was a few years ago ;-)
Susan Mallery and Sarah Morgan, plus many more, This sounds good thanks for the review.
Penney
My biggest phobia is definitely spiders, I am terrified of them!
Beaches. I cry like a baby every single time.
My greatest phobias are heights and snakes.
Hatchi: A Dog's Tale. I cried and cried...... :-(
I'm afraid of mice. One of my favorite movies is Sleepless in Seattle. Thanks for this very generous giveaway. Linda May
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