Catching Alice

by Clare Naylor

Book Overview

After losing a job, boyfriend, and apartment all within one kick-me-when-I'm-down week, Alice Lewis desperately needs a break. So when an old pal sweeps into London and offers her escape, Alice jumps... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0449005577
• ISBN13: 9780449005576
• Release Date: October 2000
• Publisher: Ballantine Books
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

Brilliantly funny modern fairytale with a twist.

A witty, amusing look at life in Celebrity Central. Alice's life in Los Angeles is both enviable and sexy. And the plot carries you away on a wave of flowers, stalkers, crazy parties and deranged, colorful characters worthy of a movie. A sideways look at LA culture and a sweet romance to boot. With a heroine you cheer for from the get go. A modern fairytale with a twist.

A Tale of Cross-Cultural Exploits

Alice begins as many young British ladies in this currently popular genre of books do - she is broke, her job is at a dead-end, her love life is swirling down the drain .. well, you get the picture. But where "Catching Alice" takes a different path is that this heroine takes the opportunity to move to Los Angeles under the wing of her old American schoolfriend who has a good heart but is one of life's shallower creatures. Alice lands herself a pretty good job in PR (the Californians can't resist the British accent) and so begins her new life in la-la-land. This books contains lots of characters and plot lines and is really quite a lot of fun. Its a quick, light-hearted read, doesn't pretend to be anything greater and takes an amusing look at what happens when people are transplanted to a new culture and environment. I thoroughly enjoyed it.

Definatly not another Bridget Jones!

I enjoyed this book a lot! I couldn't put it down. It was a great love story, a great read for women!

There's Something About Alice!

Alice is having a horrible week! That is, until her American friend, Tash, invites her to L.A. Tash is beautiful, bold, and sophisticated. Of course, she's also tan and blonde. Alice is a pale, frumpy, shy British chick having a hard time adjusting to Tash's Californian lifestyle. Soon, Tash has Alice enrolled in kickboxing classes, drinking nasty, "nutritious" herbal drinks, and attending cocktail parties with Hollywood's most glamourous. Even though Alice doesn't fit in with her new surroundings, there are quite a few guys noticing her. Alice manages to make a few jealous female enemies during her stay. Read this book to find out what's so great about Alice! I'll just say that she's a very likeable heroine, brilliantly invented by Clare Naylor. This book has everything--romance, comedy, female bonding, and even a dangerous little subplot involving Alice's cousin, Simon. This is a very entertaining, light read!

Keeps reader interest

Alice Lewis is going through some bad times. The former English secretary lost her job due to a merger, is evicted from her apartment, and finally dumped by her boyfriend. Some of her friends have allowed Alice to sleep on their sofas. Her best friend Tash learns of Alice's predicament and insists her pal join her in Los Angeles where she will find her a job and become roommates. A depressed Alice meekly agrees, but from the time she deplanes at LAX, she feels like a visitor from another planet.Tash obtains a high profile publicist job for Alice, who surprises herself by being quite good at it. Alice goes out on a date with a man into S & M, learns how to be a California Girl, and picks up a stalker. Patrick Wilde first saw Alice in England and was very attracted to her then and has followed her to the States. His behavior towards Alice leaves Patrick uncomfortable because he always gets the girl, but she proves elusive. They must clear up several misunderstandings if they are to have a warm relationship together.Clare Naylor has a delightful sense of humor that she imbues in her characters, who land in situations that leave readers wondering whether to gasp or laugh. The entire cast is well drawn so that the audience understands each one of the key players. CATCHING ALICE includes high drama, low humor, and raunchy romance that will make Ms. Naylor a name in the States.Harriet Klausner