Eye To Eye

By Grace Carol

Doris Gig: newly minted lit prof transplanted to Atlanta. Currently: butting heads with Southern-fried brownshirts, resisting the faculty's sonnet-writing Mick Jagger figure and--God help her--braving the shark-infested waters of online dating. Ronnie Gig: aspiring novelist returned to L.A. Currently: back home, but not at home; tutoring an obnoxious Beverly Hills "homeboy" and hating the bartending bimbo hitting on her good-ol'-boy boyfriend (who's fitting in better than she is). Turns out that coasting through life after grad school can feel a lot like just spinning your wheels--but Doris and Ronnie are determined to find their true paths. It's going to take heavy doses of IM, Chardonnay and one mantra: true friends can head in opposite directions and still see eye to eye.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373895828
• ISBN13: 9780373895823
• Release Date: December 2008
• Publisher: Red Dress Ink
• Length: 330 Pages
• Weight: 0.52 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.0" x 0.9" x 5.1"

Customer Reviews

Heartwarming read

Eye to Eye is one of the last books published under the wonderful Red Dress Ink banner. I am already mourning this great series of books! as they have come to represent to me some of the best chick lit around. Eye to Eye is another great entry into the genre. The story of two friends Doris and Ronnie who were best friends while in school, sharing all of their thoughts, hopes and expectations. Fast forward to today - both Doris and Ronnie are no longer in the same school, they are not even in the same state - but for them, their friendship is one of the most important aspects of their lives so they have committed to supporting each other, even if it means, they have to do it through the challenge of geography. As both of our main characters face a multitude of challenges, the least of which are relationships that are not what they had hoped and jobs that appear to be dead ends, they find themselves leaning to each othr for support - which is much harder to do at a distance. What I liked about this book is the fact that the author brings us into both Doris' and Ronnie's mind - we actually "hear/read" their thoughts, emotions and feelings and that means that we get to "live" them along with the girls. While this book is chick lit, it is not the usual "lighthearted", fluffy stuff you might expect - these main characters have real challenges and their friendship is explored in great detail. I really enjoyed this book - it made me think about how important my friends are to me and about the fact that the dreams we had when we were younger are not always the dreams we end up living as adults. RED DRESS INK - RIP.

intriguing tale

Ronnie and Doris are best friends who live on opposite sides of the continent. Ronnie, after a graduate school stint in Indiana, lives in Los Angeles with her boyfriend Earl and no money. Doris resides in Atlanta, but just ended a relationship. Ronnie tutors sixteen years old Ian who runs his wealthy family like a dictator. Doris is under siege at the college she works by a royal academic pain in the butt. They remain best friends picking each other up mentally as their career paths collapse and their romances seem to crumble. This is an intriguing tale starring two women who once shared their feelings in person, but geography has somewhat limited that support although they remain steadfast for one another. There is little action and much of that comes across as musings and doubts although the audience get inside the respective heads of the best friends to the point of understanding their wants and fears. These internal asides are all over the place making them realistic but difficult to follow. Still this is a fascinating lock at two people reflecting on their choices, past present and future. Harriet Klausner