One of our country’s most acclaimed and beloved entertainers, Steve Martin has written a novella that is unexpectedly perceptive about relationships and life. Martin is profoundly wise when it comes to the inner workings of the human heart.
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 . . .”
Slightly lost, slightly off-kilter, very shy, Mirabelle charms because of all that she is not: not glamorous, not aggressive, not self-aggrandizing. Still there is something about her that is irresistible.
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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Sexual Content - 3/5
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Violence - 0/5
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Language - 4/5
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Drugs and Alcohol - 3/5
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Summary
Another great Steve Martin book! This was also made into a movie. It centers around a girl whose life has not turned out exactly as she'd hoped. Mirabelle works at the glove counter at Nieman's. She is single and dates a guy named Jeremy who is immature, and a wealthy older man named Ray Porter who she meets at the glove counter. She falls for Ray Porter, but he does not let emotion rule his life so he keeps her at a distance. This book captures the postcollege, late twenty something life perfectly.
Violence: No violence that I can recall.
Language: Cursing throughout the book
Sexual A couple sex scenes, nothing explicit!
Drug & Alcohol: Not much drinking/drug use