Twenties Girl (Thorndike Press Large Print Basic Series),   ISBN:9781410419279

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I am a huge fan of chick lit or chick literature, this book is a fun read and worth picking up.

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"Twenties Girl" by Sophie Kinsella (author of "Confessions of a Shopaholic," among others), is the story of Lara Lington and her great-aunt Sadie. The catch? Sadie is a ghost, and Lara barely knew her in life. Through Sadie's persistent haunting, Lara gets to know her--and in the process, learns quite a lot about herself.

We first meet Lara at Sadie's funeral. Sadie, 105, passed away recently, and Lara's parents pressure her to go to the funeral. Lara would rather be anywhere but at the boring funeral for an old lady she didn't know. Her desire to be elsewhere increases when she starts hearing a voice no one else can hear. She tries to escape, but Great Aunt Sadie's ghost won't leave her alone. To satisfy Sadie, Lara must stop the funeral in progress. This entails an accusation of murder. The ensuing hysteria is made more comic by Sadie nagging Lara to find Sadie's missing necklace--she won't leave without it.

In the process of searching for the special necklace, Lara learns just what a fascinating person her great aunt was, and learns how she wants to live. Sadie teaches Lara about relationships, having fun, and moving on. In the process, she leads Lara to step beyond her boundaries and live life fulfilled. And, this being Chick Lit, she finds The Man for her--who is not at all who she expected!

"Twenties Girl" was a fun and satisfying read. It took me 50 pages to really get into it, but it was worth it. The ending is more sweet than bitter, and I closed the book feeling like it had ended right.

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this is a great ghost story! I am a big fan of Sophie Kinsella's and especially loved the Shopaholic Series. I've tried to get into some of her earlier writing under Madeline Wickham, but most of that seems like she hadn't really hit her stride yet.

Twenties Girl, the Shopaholic Series, and can you keep a secret are all well worth reading!

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I've read all(almost all) of Kinsella books and this one is my number two choice after Shopaholic. "Twenties Girl" is an uplifting, funny, good spirited book! i couldn't stop readying it for 2 days! The best part of it that you until the end don't know what's going on :) Lara is the main character and she resembles Shopaholic by being kind, funny, warm, adventurous, etc.. i highly highly recommend this book! I wasn't a big fan of "can you keep a secret?" or "the undomesticated Goddess". those books are good, but they didn't make me to flip one page after another... "Twenties Girl" is a must read if you don't feel lucky enough or stuck in a bad relationship or stuck with a horrible job.. trust me this is the best antidepressant :) This is one of the most uplifting, inspiring books i've read! If you didn't have the best experience with anything after Shopaholic, this is the book that will change your view. Tally-ho! and, good luck reading and enjoying swizzle stick with this book

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This is hands down my favorite Sophie Kinsella book, and I've read them all. In general, I vastly prefer her NON-Shopaholic novels to the Shopaholic series, but this one is the best even out of those. The last 15-20 percent of the book had me alternately laughing and bawling. If you like her other stuff, PLEASE read this. Don't be put off by the whole ghost aspect -- I almost skipped over this one because of that but am so glad I didn't. It's really a funny and heartwarming story.