02157cam a2200289 4500 2467458088 TxAuBib 20250601120000.0 ||||||s2001||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780786871643 0786871644 B000FA5QFO Amazon 2e7142e0-c66f-416b-bdc0-1ef5b375f88b OverDrive (Reserve ID) 2142 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Martin, Steve, 1945- Shopgirl [Libby eBook] : A Novel. Grand Central Publishing, 2001. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. HTML:One of the most acclaimed and beloved entertainers, Steve Martin is quickly becoming recognized as a gorgeous writer capable of being at once melancholy and tart, achingly innocent and astonishingly ironic (<i>Elle</i>). A frequent contributor to both <i>The New Yorker</i> and the <i>New York Times</i> as well as the author of the <i>New York Times</i> bestseller <i>Pure Drivel</i>, Martin is once again poised to capture the attention of readers with his debut novella, a delightful depiction of life and love.<br /> The shopgirl is Mirabelle, a beautiful aspiring artist who pays the rent by selling gloves at the Beverly Hills Neiman Marcus. She captures the attention of Ray Porter, a wealthy, lonely businessman. As Ray and Mirabelle tentatively embark on a relationship, they both struggle to decipher the language of love—with consequences that are both comic and heartbreaking. Filled with the kind of witty, discerning observations that have brought Steve Martin incredible critical success, <i>Shopgirl</i> is a work of disarming tenderness. Literature. Fiction. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2025-07-31 20:00:03. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2E7142E0-C66F-416B-BDC0-1EF5B375F88B&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=2E7142E0-C66F-416B-BDC0-1EF5B375F88B&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)