- Paperback: 288 pages
- Publisher: Three Rivers Press (CA) (25 Jan 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 140005365X
- ISBN-13: 978-1400053650
- Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 13.2 x 1.8 cm
- Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,067,740 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Every Girl Needs Her Signature Color . . .
Jailbait. Mystic Jukebox. Ass-Slapping Pink. Say Hello (and Wave Good-bye). Born to Run. These are some of the lipsticks offered by Grrrl cosmetics, colors that every hip young woman in the city just has to have. Sadie, a twenty-something Brit living in New York City, has the enviable job of creating these catchy names—and she’s good at it. What Sadie really wants, however, is to find the perfect moniker for Grrrl’s signature color, a color that will be loved by generations of women. A color name like Revlon’s famous Cherries in the Snow.
Sadie’s own lip color changes with her mood: pink when she’s feeling girlish, orangey brown when she’s feeling sentimental, none at all when she’s in love, and traffic-stopping red, painted in a perfect bow, when she’s ready to end a relationship. In addition to her love of lipsticks, Sadie also has a penchant for much older men—none of whom ever measure up to her father and none she ever wants to stick around that long.
Enter Marley, a mysterious organic-food-eating, yoga-practicing graffiti artist close to her own age, who shows up in the Grrrl office one snowy day. . . . Sadie falls hard, and so does he. But Marley isn’t just devoted to Sadie; he also has a daughter, Montana, a precocious, possessive little girl who competes with Sadie for her daddy’s affections. This bizarre triangle is at the heart of Cherries in the Snow—a witty and sometimes dark saga of sex, the city, and the search for love . . . and the perfect red lipstick—from one of today’s most daring writers of fiction.
Jailbait. Mystic Jukebox. Ass-Slapping Pink. Say Hello (and Wave Good-bye). Born to Run. These are some of the lipsticks offered by Grrrl cosmetics, colors that every hip young woman in the city just has to have. Sadie, a twenty-something Brit living in New York City, has the enviable job of creating these catchy names—and she’s good at it. What Sadie really wants, however, is to find the perfect moniker for Grrrl’s signature color, a color that will be loved by generations of women. A color name like Revlon’s famous Cherries in the Snow.
Sadie’s own lip color changes with her mood: pink when she’s feeling girlish, orangey brown when she’s feeling sentimental, none at all when she’s in love, and traffic-stopping red, painted in a perfect bow, when she’s ready to end a relationship. In addition to her love of lipsticks, Sadie also has a penchant for much older men—none of whom ever measure up to her father and none she ever wants to stick around that long.
Enter Marley, a mysterious organic-food-eating, yoga-practicing graffiti artist close to her own age, who shows up in the Grrrl office one snowy day. . . . Sadie falls hard, and so does he. But Marley isn’t just devoted to Sadie; he also has a daughter, Montana, a precocious, possessive little girl who competes with Sadie for her daddy’s affections. This bizarre triangle is at the heart of Cherries in the Snow—a witty and sometimes dark saga of sex, the city, and the search for love . . . and the perfect red lipstick—from one of today’s most daring writers of fiction.
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5.0 out of 5 stars
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This review is from: Cherries in the Snow (Hardcover)
I started reading this book on a train yesterday, (I bought it simply because I liked the title) I have finished it today, I'm not a particularly fast reader but I was hooked on this book. I've never read any of Emma Forrests books before but I will do after this.
I loved this book, I loved Sadie with her amazing job & childish ways, that I can relate to so much. She has such a hard time competing for her boyfriends affections with his daughter, Montana, who does her best to get Sadie into trouble whenever possible. I thought at first this book would be typical chick-lit but it's not, it hits much deeper. This book has inspired me to buy lipstick (I only own about 3, unlike Sadie who must have hundreds!) & I think cherries will be the first one on my list, even if I never have the courage to wear it out of the house! I very rarely write reviews but I couldn't believe there were only 2 on Amazon about this book (C'mon people where are your reviews?!) so I thought I would add my views & try to get everyone to read this lovely book!
5.0 out of 5 stars
So different, so good! so naked!,
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This review is from: Cherries in the Snow (Hardcover)
This is the first Emma Forrest's book I have read, it was recommended by M.Keyes and I decided to give it a go, what I found was an open door to the main character's mind....she describes emotions, thoughts, all sort of very private things that cross our minds all the time in a such an honest way that it made me think we all have bits of her, thought we would never say out loud, things we are not proud of....I think the difference that she makes while writing is that she writes about real people, her characters could be us, no ideal, not perfect, full of insecurities, sadness, etc.....after this one I bought her other books and every time I get to read them I find myself lost in blur of words that at first sight don't make any sense but they do, she is definetly a very talented girl!
2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Red and white,
By E. A Solinas "ea_solinas" (MD USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER) (HALL OF FAME REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)
This review is from: Cherries in the Snow (Hardcover)
Journalist/author/screenwriter Emma Forrest writes like the girl next door... if the girl next door is a savvy, sharp gal with encyclopedic pop culture knowledge. Her third novel continues the offbeat characters and dark, quirky writing. "Cherries in the Snow" is a bit like its namesake -- bright and engaging. Sadie Steinberg is a British twentysomething living in New York, and employed at chic Grrl Cosmetics. Her job? She comes up with the kicky nicknames for makeup, like "Ass-Slapping Pink" and "Born To Run," (yes, I'd love that job too) and aspires to create a name as memorable as "Cherries in the Snow." Lipstick is also a barometer for her moods. Some people wear their hearts on their sleeves, but Sadie wears hers on her mouth. Then her love life takes a radical shift, after way too many "father figure" men (Dr. Freud, you may now leave the stage) who are twice her age. One day Sadie encounters hippie-esque graffiti artist Marley, and they fall in love. But Sadie has a rival for his affections: his young daughter Montana, who eerily reminds Sadie of herself. Sounds like your typical chick-lit? Trust me, it's not -- at least, it's not the fluffy twenty-something-woman-in-love stuff that is churned out on a monthly basis. Emma Forrest is far wittier and more flippant, sort of like if Nick Hornby had been born a girl. To dismiss "Cherries in the Snow" as "chick-lit" is a disservice of the worst kind. Forrest's writing has grown up a bit since her debut novel, "Namedropper." There are echoes of her earlier work -- Holly in particular reminds one of sexy, free-spirited Treena -- but Forrest's writing has become a bit deeper over time. Here, she's taking a harder look at friendships, love affairs, and dating men with children. But if her themes have gotten deeper, Forrest hasn't lost her knack for acidic observation. Or, for that matter, her ability to steep her books in pop culture without making them seem trendy or gimmicky. On the subject of Holly, Sadie muses that "you have that intense, romantic love for your best friend and if it ends, the breakup is absolutely traumatizing." Insights like those can cut like a knife. The cover of "Cherries in the Snow" sums up the book pretty well. Reminiscent of a minimalist makeup ad, feminine, colorful yet a bit wink-nudge. Much like the book itself.
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