The Girlfriend Curse: A Novel

Publisher Marketing: Peg's got a gift. Now how does she get rid of it . . . Within six months of breaking up with Peg Silver, her ex-lovers always meet and marry the women of their dreams. Even worse than being the eternal bridesmaid, she's the last girlfriend, the one who awakens in a guy the knowledge of what he's always wanted in a relationship . . . and it's never with Peg. Obviously, a major lifestyle change is seriously called for, which is why the distraught interior landscape designer says good-bye to Manhattan and late-night lattes with pal Nina, and hello to a farmhouse on ten acres in tiny, backwater Manshire, Vermont, hoping to meet the ultimate, all-organic country man (without too much facial hair) to keep her warm in those frosty New England winters. Instead, Peg finds herself at Inward Bound a proactive adult-education retreat for the hapless and hopelessly lovelorn to try to lift her dreaded "girlfriend curse." Perhaps there is a secret to be unearthed in the crunchy Green Mountains, one that will magically transform Peg Silver from the Perpetual Also Ran to the Big Winner in love." Review Citations: Romantic Times 03/01/2005 pg. 65 (EAN 9780060725549, Paperback) Entertainment Weekly 03/04/2005 pg. 77 (EAN 9780060725549, Paperback) People Weekly 04/11/2005 pg. 53 (EAN 9780060725549, Paperback) Booklist 03/15/2005 pg. 1272 (EAN 9780060725549, Paperback) Contributor Bio:  Frankel, Valerie VALERIE FRANKEL is the author of "Thin Is the New Happy "and such chick lit favorites as "The Accidental Virgin", "The Girlfriend Curse, "and "Hex and the Single Girl". The former articles editor at "Mademoiselle, " Frankel has contributed to "The New York Times, O, Glamour, Allure, Self, " and "Good Housekeeping, " among many other publications.