single women

"For every girl who's ever endured a long, hot urban summer on her own, Slightly Single is the summer breeze you've been waiting for!"--back cover.

Presents a detailed chronology of the life and career of author Edith Wharton, along with the text of her classic novel "The House of Mirth," introduction, and textual notes.

Terri Bookman, who owns a gourmet bakery for dogs and voluntarily cares for rescued puppies until they can be placed in permanent homes, falls for Carter Morris when they rescue puppies from a fire together, but when Terri learns that Carter is part-owner of the mall that wants to close down her store, Carter must find a way to earn back Terri's trust.

Twenty-five-year-old Aria Jackson feels she has finally overcome the rage and grief that tore her family apart after a car accident killed her father and sister when Aria was just nine years old, but when Aria learns she is expecting a child of her own, she finds the old pain and uncertainty threatening her happiness once again.

Clare Wilson has had it with her husband's cheating, so when she finally kicks him to the curb, she feels a rush of unadulterated freedom. But when a freak car crash lands Clare in the hospital, her life takes another detour. She might be banged up and bruised, but suddenly men are coming out of the woodwork.

The friendship among Norma, Cecile, and Amanda does not survive the post-college years after Amanda marries Norma's brother to escape a life of poverty, then embarks on an affair with her father-in-law; and Norma undermine's Cecile's husband in an attempt to boost her own husband's career.