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My very '90s romance : a novel /

By: Material type: TextTextPublisher: New York, NY : William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2019Copyright date: 2001Edition: First William Morrow paperback editionDescription: x, 336 pages ; 21 cmContent type:
  • text
Media type:
  • unmediated
Carrier type:
  • volume
ISBN:
  • 0062449044
  • 9780062449047
Other title:
  • My very nineties romance
Uniform titles:
  • Talking to Addison.
Subject(s): Genre/Form: LOC classification:
  • PR6053.O4225 T3 2019
Other classification:
  • FIC044000 | FIC027250 | FIC071000
Summary: Holly is a frustrated florist whose life doesn't seem to be coming up roses. Fleeing a roommate situation from hell, she moves in with a motley crew of friends: Josh, a sexually confused merchant banker; Kate, a high-flying legal eagle with talons to match; and Addison, a gorgeous computer geek who spends his days communicating with his online girlfriend and anyone who worships at the altar of Jean-Luc Picard. Holly is smitten with Addison. After a series of false starts Holly coaxes Addison away from his computer screen and out into the open-- which may not turn out to be the solution Holly wants. -- adapted from back coverSummary: "From New York Times best selling author Jenny Colgan comes a hilarious romantic comedy about a down-on-her-luck florist whose future begins to bloom when she takes on the challenge of helping to transform her nerdy roommate. Holly is a frustrated florist whose life doesn't seem to be coming up roses. Fleeing a roommate situation from hell, she moves in with a motley crew of friends--Josh, a sexually confused merchant banker; Kate, a high-flying legal eagle with talons to match; and Addison, a gorgeous computer geek who spends his days communicating with his online girlfriend and anyone who worships at the altar of Jean-Luc Picard. From the moment Holly catches a rare glimpse of Addison, she's smitten. The only problem is how to get him to swivel his chair from the computer screen to her adoring gaze. After a series of false starts--involving a new friend and mathematician, Finn--Holly coaxes Addison away from his computer screen and out into the open. While "out in the open" spells disaster for Addison, curiously, her own future begins to bloom. Holly and her friends make desperate attempts to connect with Addison, drag him away from his fiercely possessive girlfriend, Claudia, and get him to communicate with the real world. With Jenny Colgan's trademark wit and a cast of unforgettable characters, My Very '90s Romance will capture your heart."--provided by publisher.
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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

From New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan comes a hilarious romantic comedy about a down-on-her-luck florist whose future begins to bloom when she takes on the challenge of helping to transform her nerdy roommate.



Holly is a frustrated florist whose life doesn't seem to be coming up roses. Fleeing a roommate situation from hell, she moves in with a motley crew of friends--Josh, a sexually confused merchant banker; Kate, a high-flying legal eagle with talons to match; and Addison, a gorgeous computer geek who spends his days communicating with his online girlfriend and anyone who worships at the altar of Jean-Luc Picard. From the moment Holly catches a rare glimpse of Addison, she's smitten. The only problem is how to get him to swivel his chair from the computer screen to her adoring gaze.

After a series of false starts--involving a new friend and mathematician, Finn--Holly coaxes Addison away from his computer screen and out into the open. While "out in the open" spells disaster for Addison, curiously, her own future begins to bloom. Holly and her friends make desperate attempts to connect with Addison, drag him away from his fiercely possessive girlfriend, Claudia, and get him to communicate with the real world.

With Jenny Colgan's trademark wit and a cast of unforgettable characters, My Very '90s Romance will capture your heart.

"Originally published as Talking to Addison in the United Kingdom in 2001 by Warner Books, Inc."--Title page verso.

Holly is a frustrated florist whose life doesn't seem to be coming up roses. Fleeing a roommate situation from hell, she moves in with a motley crew of friends: Josh, a sexually confused merchant banker; Kate, a high-flying legal eagle with talons to match; and Addison, a gorgeous computer geek who spends his days communicating with his online girlfriend and anyone who worships at the altar of Jean-Luc Picard. Holly is smitten with Addison. After a series of false starts Holly coaxes Addison away from his computer screen and out into the open-- which may not turn out to be the solution Holly wants. -- adapted from back cover

"From New York Times best selling author Jenny Colgan comes a hilarious romantic comedy about a down-on-her-luck florist whose future begins to bloom when she takes on the challenge of helping to transform her nerdy roommate. Holly is a frustrated florist whose life doesn't seem to be coming up roses. Fleeing a roommate situation from hell, she moves in with a motley crew of friends--Josh, a sexually confused merchant banker; Kate, a high-flying legal eagle with talons to match; and Addison, a gorgeous computer geek who spends his days communicating with his online girlfriend and anyone who worships at the altar of Jean-Luc Picard. From the moment Holly catches a rare glimpse of Addison, she's smitten. The only problem is how to get him to swivel his chair from the computer screen to her adoring gaze. After a series of false starts--involving a new friend and mathematician, Finn--Holly coaxes Addison away from his computer screen and out into the open. While "out in the open" spells disaster for Addison, curiously, her own future begins to bloom. Holly and her friends make desperate attempts to connect with Addison, drag him away from his fiercely possessive girlfriend, Claudia, and get him to communicate with the real world. With Jenny Colgan's trademark wit and a cast of unforgettable characters, My Very '90s Romance will capture your heart."--provided by publisher.

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Jenny Colgan lives in London, England.

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