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The Ivy Chronicles Paperback - 2006
by Karen Quinn
What begins as a business move born of pure financial desperation turns into a woman's quest to reinvent herself, and in the process expose the unbelievably preposterous underbelly of Manhattan's elite private school admissions process for five year olds.
Summary
When turbocharged Park Avenue mom Ivy Ames finds that she?s been downsized from her platinum-card corporate job and her marriage, she swiftly realizes that she?s going to need a whole new way to support herself and her two private-school daughters. So she dreams up a new business?helping upscale New Yorkers get their little darlings into the most exclusive kindergartens in the city. What begins as one woman?s bid to earn a living becomes an everywoman?s tale of midlife reinvention and unexpected romance, set in a looking-glass world where even tots have résumés.
?If you think you may be a neurotic parent, read this and feel sane.?
?Allison Pearson, author of I Don?t Know How She Does It
?Entertaining . . . Picks up where The Nanny Diaries left off.?
?The New York Post
?[A] ferociously funny tale.?
?Us Weekly
?Hilarious.?
?Child magazine
?Tales of Manhattan?s elite trying to get their tots into private schools is sure to make you smirk condescendingly . . . The Ivy Chronicles delivers.?
?Boston Herald
?The brilliant, witty, and ultimately soulful heroine is a perfect tour guide who will leave you laughing up your latté.?
?Jill Kargman, author of The Right Address and Wolves in Chic Clothing
?With humor and heart, Karen Quinn brilliantly skewers the insanely competitive world of wealth we love to hate. Readers will cheer for Ivy!?
?Leslie Schnur, author of The Dog Walker
?If you think you may be a neurotic parent, read this and feel sane.?
?Allison Pearson, author of I Don?t Know How She Does It
?Entertaining . . . Picks up where The Nanny Diaries left off.?
?The New York Post
?[A] ferociously funny tale.?
?Us Weekly
?Hilarious.?
?Child magazine
?Tales of Manhattan?s elite trying to get their tots into private schools is sure to make you smirk condescendingly . . . The Ivy Chronicles delivers.?
?Boston Herald
?The brilliant, witty, and ultimately soulful heroine is a perfect tour guide who will leave you laughing up your latté.?
?Jill Kargman, author of The Right Address and Wolves in Chic Clothing
?With humor and heart, Karen Quinn brilliantly skewers the insanely competitive world of wealth we love to hate. Readers will cheer for Ivy!?
?Leslie Schnur, author of The Dog Walker
First line
Konrad insisted that everyone be at his desk by 7:45 A.M. No exceptions.
Details
- Title The Ivy Chronicles
- Author Karen Quinn
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 352
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Plume Books, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date January 31, 2006
- ISBN 9780452287228 / 0452287227
- Weight 0.62 lbs (0.28 kg)
- Dimensions 7.98 x 5.4 x 0.8 in (20.27 x 13.72 x 2.03 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Mid-Atlantic
- Cultural Region: Northeast U.S.
- Demographic Orientation: Urban
- Geographic Orientation: New York
- Locality: New York, N.Y.
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Topical: Family
- Library of Congress subjects New York (N.Y.), Humorous fiction
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
Media reviews
“If you think you may be a neurotic parent, read this and feel sane.”
—Allison Pearson, author of I Don’t Know How She Does It
“Entertaining . . . Picks up where The Nanny Diaries left off.”
—The New York Post
“[A] ferociously funny tale.”
—Us Weekly
“Hilarious.”
—Child magazine
“Tales of Manhattan’s elite trying to get their tots into private schools is sure to make you smirk condescendingly . . . The Ivy Chronicles delivers.”
—Boston Herald
“The brilliant, witty, and ultimately soulful heroine is a perfect tour guide who will leave you laughing up your latté.”
—Jill Kargman, author of The Right Address and Wolves in Chic Clothing
“With humor and heart, Karen Quinn brilliantly skewers the insanely competitive world of wealth we love to hate. Readers will cheer for Ivy!”
—Leslie Schnur, author of The Dog Walker
—Allison Pearson, author of I Don’t Know How She Does It
“Entertaining . . . Picks up where The Nanny Diaries left off.”
—The New York Post
“[A] ferociously funny tale.”
—Us Weekly
“Hilarious.”
—Child magazine
“Tales of Manhattan’s elite trying to get their tots into private schools is sure to make you smirk condescendingly . . . The Ivy Chronicles delivers.”
—Boston Herald
“The brilliant, witty, and ultimately soulful heroine is a perfect tour guide who will leave you laughing up your latté.”
—Jill Kargman, author of The Right Address and Wolves in Chic Clothing
“With humor and heart, Karen Quinn brilliantly skewers the insanely competitive world of wealth we love to hate. Readers will cheer for Ivy!”
—Leslie Schnur, author of The Dog Walker
Citations
- Foreword, 05/01/2005, Page 1
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