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cathy1969's review against another edition
4.0
Isabel's Bed was entertaining and smart from the beginning. Lipman has a way of pulling you in to read her story keeping the character's and their interactions interesting. Although we start out meeting Harriet who seems rather boring, she takes a leap of faith embarking on a new adventure after her boyfriend of 12 years decides they are not for each other.
Harriet has worked jobs as a secretary and helping with her boyfriend's bagel shop as she works on her aspirations of being an author. When her world takes a downward turn, she decides to take a job as a ghost writer in exchange for room & board in a new city. It turns out that Isabel Krug is the topic of much controversy for being the mistress of high profile business man whose wife murders him for having the affair. Harriet will be listening to her story and helping her to write a tell-all sesational book.
The two quickly become friends and Harriet even realizes she may not be the wall flower she once thought she was and finds her niche in the world. The book is light, fun and a little soap opera-like, but it was the perfect beach read for me this week and I really enjoyed it!
Harriet has worked jobs as a secretary and helping with her boyfriend's bagel shop as she works on her aspirations of being an author. When her world takes a downward turn, she decides to take a job as a ghost writer in exchange for room & board in a new city. It turns out that Isabel Krug is the topic of much controversy for being the mistress of high profile business man whose wife murders him for having the affair. Harriet will be listening to her story and helping her to write a tell-all sesational book.
The two quickly become friends and Harriet even realizes she may not be the wall flower she once thought she was and finds her niche in the world. The book is light, fun and a little soap opera-like, but it was the perfect beach read for me this week and I really enjoyed it!
giovannnaz's review
3.0
Lipman's books look as if they must be 'guilty pleasure' books, but I swear they're good--Lipman has a singular voice and dry sense of humor. They're in a class of books that is hard to come by--maybe not 'literary fiction' but fun: well-written keen studies of people. Though I and others might argue that they are 'literary fiction'! If only the covers didn't scream 'chick lit'...
betsyellis's review against another edition
4.0
Newly dumped Harriet Mahoney, a would-be writer, is ready for a change after being dumped by her bagel-vending boyfriend. She accepts the job of helping an eccentric widow write her memoirs. In order to do this she must move into the woman’s house in a small Cape Cod town. The woman is hiding a mystery, and Harriet hopes that writing her story will be the key to her professional future. Funny and smart.
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