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Steve Martin's New York Times bestseller Shopgirl is now a major motion picture, in theaters October 05, starring Steve Martin and Claire Danes. Mirabelle is the "shopgirl" of the title, a young woman, beautiful in a wallflowerish kind of way, who works behind the glove counter at Neiman Marcus "selling things that nobody buys anymore . . ." Mirabelle captures the attention of Ray Porter, a wealthy businessman almost twice her age. As they 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 critical success, Shopgirl is a work of disarming tenderness.
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Shopgirl Movie Tie-In, Steve Martin
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- Released
- 2005
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- Subtitle
- A Novella
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Steve Martin
- Publisher
- Hyperion
- Released
- 2005
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 160
- ISBN10
- 1401308279
- ISBN13
- 9781401308278
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Romance, Humor, Love, Women, Contemporary Fiction, Contemporary Romance, American Literature, Novellas, Disappointment
- Original title
- Shopgirl
- Rating
- 3.35 out of 5
- Description
- Steve Martin's New York Times bestseller Shopgirl is now a major motion picture, in theaters October 05, starring Steve Martin and Claire Danes. Mirabelle is the "shopgirl" of the title, a young woman, beautiful in a wallflowerish kind of way, who works behind the glove counter at Neiman Marcus "selling things that nobody buys anymore . . ." Mirabelle captures the attention of Ray Porter, a wealthy businessman almost twice her age. As they 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 critical success, Shopgirl is a work of disarming tenderness.