Book Rec of the Day 2/24/2007

CHICK LIT

An ugly duckling in the form of a Pittsburgh matron living in London becomes a swan with the aid of a self-help manual called Elegance that she finds in a secondhand bookshop. Tessaro’s first novel is a breezy, bright, feel-good read that stands out on shelves sagging with mediocre chick lit offerings. The Boston Globe trumpets it as “hilarious,” and Marian Keyes (Sushi for Beginners) calls it “fantastic.”

ELEGANCE, by Kathleen Tessaro (HarperCollins, 2003)