Certain Girls: A Novel

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Now Cannie's back. After her debut novel -- a fictionalized (and highly sexualized) version of her life -- became an overnight bestseller, she dropped out of the public eye and turned to writing science fiction under a pseudonym. She's happily married to the tall, charming diet doctor Peter Krushelevansky and has settled into a life that she finds wonderfully predictable -- knitting in the front row of her daughter Joy's drama rehearsals, volunteering at the library, and taking over-forty yoga classes with her best friend Samantha.

As preparations for Joy's bat mitzvah begin, everything seems right in Cannie's world. Then Joy discovers the novel Cannie wrote years before and suddenly finds herself faced with what she thinks is the truth about her own conception -- the story her mother hid from her all her life. When Peter surprises his wife by saying he wants to have a baby, the family is forced to reconsider its history, its future, and what it means to be truly happy.

Radiantly funny and disarmingly tender, with Weiner's whip-smart dialogue and sharp observations of modern life, Certain Girls is an unforgettable story about love, loss, and the enduring bonds of family.

What Customers Say About Certain Girls: A Novel:

What was the author thinking when she did this. I am sorry now that I ever read this book. I was really enjoying this book until almost the end of it.A plot twist is thrown in that was totally unnessary, unbelievably sad and made me very angry. Angry enough that I didn't even want to finish the book.

The author has a way of drawing you in to the story. I loved Good In Bed and I loved Certain Girls.

The story takes both of their sides into account, each chapter is told by Joy or Cannie's point of view. It's sad, it's funny, it's relate able. What a follow up to "Good in Bed." - Better than I expected. I was stunned by the ending, there's a huge twist that you do not see coming that is heart wrenching. 'Certain Girls' is Jennifer's best work to date. The story follows up after Cannie gave birth to her daughter. Now Cannie is in her 40s, her daughter, Joy is in her early teens.

Still, it was a good read and I'd recommend it to anyone wondering what happened after Good in Bed. The plot twisted often in "Certain Girls" and the ending did not fit what I expected it to be. I read this book because I loved "Good in Bed". I liked this book as well, but found Good in Bed a little better.

It was sort of like, enough already. I normally love Jennifer Weiner's books and was so looking forward to reading the follow up to Good in Bed. Just don't expect Good in Bed part 2. The book is still funny in places and it is not a bad book by any means. But this book did not live up to my expectations. The chapters switching from Cannie to her daughter got really annoying and there was SO much bat mizvah stuff.